Published February 14,2024
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Azerbaijan on Wednesday slammed allegations made by EU international coverage chief Josep Borrell throughout a joint news convention with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan a day earlier.
In an announcement by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Baku accused Borrell of “whitewashing” and “turning a blind eye” to Armenia’s army provocation, saying the EU facet is dismissive of the Azerbaijani serviceman injured on account of an “unprovoked sniper attack.”
The cross-border hearth got here following 5 months of stability within the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, the assertion burdened, and stated Baku’s response to the provocation was “totally adequate and of a local character.”
“These response measures have also prevented Armenia from further expanding its military escalation,” it added.
The assertion additionally outlined Borrell’s proposal to distance forces as “regretful,” and stated “mercenaries” deployed by Armenia in border areas below the EU’s mission within the nation “jeopardize the lives of Azerbaijani servicemen and civilians.”
“Furthermore, it is unacceptable to refer to residents of Armenian origin who voluntarily departed Azerbaijan’s Karabakh economic region as displaced people and to utilize non-existent names such as ‘Nagorno-Karabakh’ referring to this region,” it famous.
Azerbaijan regrets Borrell’s “unilateral pro-Armenian stance” which it stated creates an deadlock between Azerbaijan and EU establishments, whereas additional isolating himself from the Azerbaijan-Armenia normalization course of, the assertion additionally stated.
During a news convention with Mirzoyan, Borrell stated Azerbaijan’s measures to the cross-border hearth “seems to be disproportionate,” expressing that the latest incident illustrates the necessity for the “distancing of forces” advocated by the EU for a very long time.
Azerbaijan’s State Border Service stated on Monday that certainly one of its troopers was injured on account of photographs fired by Armenian forces towards the nation’s southwestern Zangilan district.
Baku on Tuesday stated it carried out a “revenge operation” in response, destroying the fight publish from the place its servicemen have been fired upon.
According to Armenia’s Defense Ministry, 4 of its servicemen have been killed and one injured.
Source: www.anews.com.tr