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"ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY WILL HAVE AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE"
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Nov 19 2014
19 November 2014 - 1:46pm
By Vestnik Kavkaza
Last week a Mi-24 combat helicopter belonging to Armenia was heading
northeast of the village of Kangerli in the Agdam Region and attacked
Azerbaijani positions. It was shot down by the Azerbaijani side.
"Considering the fact that the Armenian side is handling information
on the incident, flights above occupied territories of Azerbaijan
are forbidden and that nonconforming flights above the territories
are thought to be an air intrusion into the country, the helicopter
which attacked Azerbaijani positions was destroyed by return fire,"
Trend cites the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan.
Vestnik Kavkaza interviewed Ali Guseinli, the chairman of the Committee
for Legal Policy and State Construction of the Azerbaijani Parliament,
on the incident.
- According to your information, what were targets of the Armenian
helicopters which maneuvered dangerously above Azerbaijani military
positions?
- These were not some positions of the Azerbaijani army, it
was Azerbaijani territory. It took place in the Agdam Region of
Azerbaijan, which is occupied by the Armenian army. The activities
of the Azerbaijani army were absolutely legal. Unfortunately,
the reaction of some organizations, including the OSCE, the
U.S. State Department, was critical. But we follow the principles
of international law. Nagorno-Karabakh is a part of the Azerbaijani
Republic. Unauthorized military exercises were held there; and
helicopters not only crossed a border, they did it in Azerbaijani
territory. The Armenian armed units should know that any illegal
activity will have an appropriate response.
- Some experts think that the Azerbaijani army had no right to shoot
down the helicopter...
- I should ask the experts what their country would do if a military
helicopter which threatens the population and the military appeared
on their territory. They would do the same. The Russian army, the
American army, and so on would do the same thing.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/articles/politics/62327.html
From: Baghdasarian
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Nov 19 2014
19 November 2014 - 1:46pm
By Vestnik Kavkaza
Last week a Mi-24 combat helicopter belonging to Armenia was heading
northeast of the village of Kangerli in the Agdam Region and attacked
Azerbaijani positions. It was shot down by the Azerbaijani side.
"Considering the fact that the Armenian side is handling information
on the incident, flights above occupied territories of Azerbaijan
are forbidden and that nonconforming flights above the territories
are thought to be an air intrusion into the country, the helicopter
which attacked Azerbaijani positions was destroyed by return fire,"
Trend cites the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan.
Vestnik Kavkaza interviewed Ali Guseinli, the chairman of the Committee
for Legal Policy and State Construction of the Azerbaijani Parliament,
on the incident.
- According to your information, what were targets of the Armenian
helicopters which maneuvered dangerously above Azerbaijani military
positions?
- These were not some positions of the Azerbaijani army, it
was Azerbaijani territory. It took place in the Agdam Region of
Azerbaijan, which is occupied by the Armenian army. The activities
of the Azerbaijani army were absolutely legal. Unfortunately,
the reaction of some organizations, including the OSCE, the
U.S. State Department, was critical. But we follow the principles
of international law. Nagorno-Karabakh is a part of the Azerbaijani
Republic. Unauthorized military exercises were held there; and
helicopters not only crossed a border, they did it in Azerbaijani
territory. The Armenian armed units should know that any illegal
activity will have an appropriate response.
- Some experts think that the Azerbaijani army had no right to shoot
down the helicopter...
- I should ask the experts what their country would do if a military
helicopter which threatens the population and the military appeared
on their territory. They would do the same. The Russian army, the
American army, and so on would do the same thing.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/articles/politics/62327.html
From: Baghdasarian