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AZERBAIJAN'S DEFENSE MINISTRY WARNS ARMENIA
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Aug 8 2014
8 August 2014, 15:55 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry has warned Armenia that any sabotage
against its Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Plant will prompt a very
sharp and adequate response.
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan has recently said that the
Armenian armed forces were going to sabotage Mingachevir HPP.
The minister's statement followed the recent tensions on the contact
line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.
Armenian armed forces aggravated tensions along the frontline by
attacking the Azerbaijani positions. Armenia began to escalate
tensions on the border areas on July 31. Sporadic fighting has
continued ever since.
"The Azerbaijani Armed Forces are capable of striking any military
facility located in the territories occupied by the enemy or in Armenia
itself. The people of Armenia should know that such provocations will
lead to more severe consequences for them," the ministry said.
The ministry further noted that Azerbaijan's missiles are targeted
at Armenia, and the Azerbaijani army is even capable of fulfilling
the order to wipe the city of Yerevan off the face of the earth.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in
1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a
result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Aug 8 2014
8 August 2014, 15:55 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry has warned Armenia that any sabotage
against its Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Plant will prompt a very
sharp and adequate response.
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan has recently said that the
Armenian armed forces were going to sabotage Mingachevir HPP.
The minister's statement followed the recent tensions on the contact
line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.
Armenian armed forces aggravated tensions along the frontline by
attacking the Azerbaijani positions. Armenia began to escalate
tensions on the border areas on July 31. Sporadic fighting has
continued ever since.
"The Azerbaijani Armed Forces are capable of striking any military
facility located in the territories occupied by the enemy or in Armenia
itself. The people of Armenia should know that such provocations will
lead to more severe consequences for them," the ministry said.
The ministry further noted that Azerbaijan's missiles are targeted
at Armenia, and the Azerbaijani army is even capable of fulfilling
the order to wipe the city of Yerevan off the face of the earth.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in
1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a
result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.