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The Armenian Ministry of Economy has banned the import of Turkish products due to “Turkey’s direct support to the Azerbaijani army.”
Armenia decided to ban the import of goods from Turkey due to Azerbaijan’s support in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This decision was made by the Armenian Ministry of Economy and posted on Facebook on October 16.
The Armenian department introduces a ban on the importation of Turkish products due to the fact that Turkey “directly supports the war in Azerbaijan”.
“The Turkish authorities are supplying arms to the Azerbaijani army, threatening the stability of the region and the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as the efforts of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group,” the ministry said.
The Armenian Ministry of Economy noted the voluntary refusal of the local population to buy Turkish products.
According to ministry statistics, in 2019 Turkey’s import volume amounted to $ 268.1 million, with Turkey’s main imports being citrus fruits ($ 10.3 million), automobiles, equipment and mechanisms ($ 35.3 million), oil and derivatives ($ 24.3 million), as well as chemical products. ($ 23.6 million).
The decision takes effect on December 31, 2020.
Hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia this year began on September 27 and are still continuing. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused Armenia of “large-scale provocation”, bombardment of Azerbaijani army positions and announced the beginning of a “swift counteroffensive”. The Armenian authorities, in turn, declared that the Azerbaijani army had launched an offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh. During the conflict, the parties used tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft. Soldiers and civilians were reported killed and injured.
Martial law was introduced both in Armenia and in certain regions of Azerbaijan. Both countries involved in the conflict announced mobilization.
Turkey openly supports Azerbaijan in this conflict. Russia temporarily took the role of peacemaker, calling on Turkey and other countries to convince Azerbaijan and Armenia to return to a peaceful solution to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
On October 9, during negotiations in Moscow, the representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at 12:00 on October 10. However, after the start of the truce, both parties accused each other of breaking it.
Armenia has put forward the thesis that security in the Nagorno-Karabakh region will guarantee its independence. Azerbaijan responded by threatening to sever ties with the countries that recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Nagorno-Karabakh already declared its independence from Azerbaijan in 1991 with the support of Armenia. This led to hostilities that lasted until 1994. The armed conflict ended with the signing of the Bishkek Protocol on Armistice and Ceasefire, but from time to time armed clashes broke out between the parties. During the conflict, more than 30 thousand people died in the region.
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