Published September 21,2023
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Azerbaijan‘s anti-terror actions in Karabakh weren’t associated to Armenia or its Prime Minister Pashinyan, however slightly to Armenian mobs within the area, Turkish President Erdoğan stated on Thursday.
During his go to to New York, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan advised reporters, “This recent incident (Azerbaijan’s anti-terror activities in Karabakh) is not related to Pashinyan. It also has nothing to do with the Armenian state. It is related to Armenian mobs in Karabakh.”
“Their attempt to hold a presidential election disturbed both Pashinyan and Azerbaijan significantly. Azerbaijan saw this event as an attempt to ignite an ongoing process. In addition, the attempt to martyr our [Azerbaijani] brothers and sisters took the situation to a completely different level,” he added.
“Warnings were issued, but despite all of these warnings, they did not straighten up their act,” Erdoğan stated, including, “On the contrary, they continued the process. As a result, Azerbaijan took action.”
He added that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev thanked him for his speech on the UN General Assembly.
In his speech, the Turkish president emphasised that Karabakh is unequivocally Azerbaijani territory, rejecting any imposition of a distinct standing.
He advocated for peaceable coexistence for all, together with Armenians, inside Azerbaijan’s borders, reaffirming the “one nation, two states” precept and expressing help for Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity.
On Tuesday, two folks had been killed when a truck belonging to an Azerbaijani authorities establishment hit a mine on the Ahmadbayli-Fuzuli-Shusha freeway within the Jabrayil area. Four law enforcement officials who responded to the scene had been additionally killed when one other mine struck their car.
Later, Azerbaijan stated it had launched “counter-terrorism” measures in Karabakh to uphold provisions outlined in a trilateral peace settlement with Russia and Armenia to finish the 2020 battle.
On Wednesday morning, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry stated beneath the settlement achieved with the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent it determined to halt the counter-terrorism actions.
Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian navy occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory internationally acknowledged as a part of Azerbaijan, and 7 adjoining areas.
In the autumn of 2020, Azerbaijan liberated a number of cities, villages, and settlements from Armenian occupation throughout 44 days of clashes. The struggle ended with a Russia-brokered cease-fire.
Source: www.anews.com.tr