by Due to the exchange of fire on the Azerbaijani border, Armenia has asked Moscow to defend its sovereign territory under the 1997 bilateral agreement, said Armenian Gregorian, secretary of the country’s Security Council.
“Armenia’s sovereign territory was invaded, and we urge Russia to protect the territorial integrity of Armenia within the framework of the 1997 agreement between the two countries, within the logic of the implementation of mutual obligations.” with”. Gregorian said.
He added that in order to protect territorial integrity, Armenia relies on the principles of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
“If we cannot resolve the crisis with the help of the existing structure, then Armenia will have to move to another structure, that is, Other international partners, ”He added.
The exchange of fire took place on November 16 in the area of Mount Tsitsarnakar on the eastern border of Armenia. Countries first accused each other of provocation. With the use of armored vehicles and artillery, the exchange of fire on the border quickly escalated into full-blown hostility. Armenian Prime Minister Nicole Pishinyan has called on her compatriots to be ready to defend their motherland.… The sounds of explosions and gunfire could be heard even a few kilometers from the battlefield.
Both sides quickly announced losses.
Twelve Armenian soldiers were captured during hostilities on the border with Azerbaijan.
A message posted on the website of the Armenian Ministry of Defense states that “twelve soldiers of the Armenian Armed Forces - seven contract soldiers and five recruits - were taken prisoner”.
Azerbaijan has suffered heavy losses in the current hostilities. Armenian Armed Forces destroyed about a dozen armored vehicles of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
The ministry said the Armenian side also suffered. Data remains to be verified.
He added that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had said in talks with European Council President Charles Michel that several Azerbaijani soldiers had been wounded, but that Baku had responded appropriately to Armenia’s actions.
Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry has announced that there is panic among Armenian military personnel, and retaliation is underway.
This is the most serious incident on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border since the end of the 44-day war.
Clashes on this part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border are frequent. The Kelbajar region, previously controlled by the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, was ceded to Azerbaijan after the war. This created an interstate border between the two warring nations in the region, known as the administrative border between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
On May 12, 2020, the Azerbaijani army entered the Black Lake area. Yerevan described the incident as one. Crimes against the Armenian Autonomous Region And appealed for help from both Moscow and the CSTO. According to Azerbaijan, it is impossible to define the exact location of the border between the two countries, as it must first be demarcated and demarcated.
One year later, the two sides failed to comply with the terms of the joint declaration, which ended the war. In particular, countries have failed to block transit routes in the region, which would allow Azerbaijan to have direct ground contact with the independent Nakhchivan and further with Turkey via Armenian territory.
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