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Aug 9 2014
Turkey will always support Azerbaijan, FM says
Baku, Azerbaijan, August 9
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Turkey will always support Azerbaijan, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu said during a phone conversation with his Azerbaijani
counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov, Turkish Anadolu agency reported.
Turkish foreign minister also stressed that the escalation of tension
on the Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line is the result of the impact
of the Ukrainian crisis on the South Caucasus region.
Armenian armed forces launched a diversion on the night of July
31-August 1, when reconnaissance and sabotage groups tried to cross
the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops through the
territories of Aghdam and Terter regions.
Armenia's reconnaissance and sabotage group attacked the positions of
Azerbaijani armed forces in the direction of Azerbaijan's Aghdam and
Agdere regions on the night of August 1-2. Azerbaijan managed to
locate the group and the sabotage attempt was prevented.
During the recent days, Azerbaijani positions have been constantly
under attack, and 13 servicemen have been killed, several more were
wounded. Armenian side suffered more losses while trying to hide this
fact from the public.
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.
Aug 9 2014
Turkey will always support Azerbaijan, FM says
Baku, Azerbaijan, August 9
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Turkey will always support Azerbaijan, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu said during a phone conversation with his Azerbaijani
counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov, Turkish Anadolu agency reported.
Turkish foreign minister also stressed that the escalation of tension
on the Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line is the result of the impact
of the Ukrainian crisis on the South Caucasus region.
Armenian armed forces launched a diversion on the night of July
31-August 1, when reconnaissance and sabotage groups tried to cross
the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops through the
territories of Aghdam and Terter regions.
Armenia's reconnaissance and sabotage group attacked the positions of
Azerbaijani armed forces in the direction of Azerbaijan's Aghdam and
Agdere regions on the night of August 1-2. Azerbaijan managed to
locate the group and the sabotage attempt was prevented.
During the recent days, Azerbaijani positions have been constantly
under attack, and 13 servicemen have been killed, several more were
wounded. Armenian side suffered more losses while trying to hide this
fact from the public.
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.