Against the backdrop of the terrorist attack in Hocavend and ongoing armed provocations along the contact line in Karabakh, the Ministry of Defense previously reported that on September 19th, around 11:45 AM, positions of the Azerbaijani army located in the Agdam district were shelled with mortars and firearms of various calibers from Armenian armed formations on Azerbaijani territory, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily stationed.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense, in reporting the incident, emphasized for the first time that it was the armed forces of Armenia, not Armenian armed non-governmental formations in Karabakh, that were responsible.
In essence, this signifies that Armenia, in violation of all agreements, continues to maintain a significant armed presence in Karabakh!
During a briefing for diplomats at the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs the day before, it was stated that Armenian armed forces, numbering more than 10,000 personnel, continue to be illegally stationed on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
More than a hundred tanks and other armored vehicles, over two hundred heavy artillery installations, including multiple rocket launch systems, dozens of various electronic warfare systems, and over two hundred mortar systems are currently deployed on Azerbaijani territory where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is stationed. The Foreign Ministry emphasized that Armenia, in violation of its obligations, provides these forces with technical, military, logistical, and financial support. The armed formations on Azerbaijani territory are funded directly from Armenia’s state budget. Armenia openly violates the trilateral statement of November 10, 2020, in which point 4 explicitly demands the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces concurrently with the deployment of the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation.
This situation forces Azerbaijan to consider the possibility of implementing point 4 of the Trilateral Statement independently, just as our country, with its own efforts, fulfilled four United Nations Security Council resolutions during the 44-day war.
