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Ex-defense minister of Armenia: NKR Defense Army brilliantly conducted
a risky special operation
by David Stepanyan
Saturday, November 22, 17:13
The Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army has brilliantly conducted a risky
special operation to retrieve the remains of the Armenian pilots from
the shelled zone, Lt.-Gen. Vagharshak Harutyunyan, ex-defense minister
of Armenia, leader of the National Revival Party, has told ArmInfo.
To note, on November 22, the NKR Defense Army Special Forces retrieved
the body of a crewmember and the remains of the two pilots of Mi-24
helicopter that was downed by Azerbaijani forces on 12 November. The
necessary parts were also retrieved. Two Azerbaijani servicemen were
killed in the course of the special operation. The NKR Defense Army
suffered no losses.
"The Defense Minister of Armenia has repeatedly said that Yerevan and
Stepanakert are going to resolve this problem in a diplomatic way. We
have applied to all international organizations to help us solve the
problem with retrieval of the bodies of our servicemen. Ambassador
Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the
Chairperson-in-Office, personally visited the site of the crime,
however, Baku responded to these calls and steps by inhuman and
medieval refusal. Before this incident, including the period when I
was the defense minister, we often returned the bodies of their
servicemen. What we see now is Azerbaijan's degradation to inhuman
positions", he stresses.
Harutyunyan emphasizes that the NKR servicemen have taken correct and
highly skilled steps and performed the duty of the army and the state
to their fellow soldiers. "The downed helicopter was in a neutral zone
and the Azeris certainly did everything to prevent our guys from
receiving the secret information saved in the helicopter parts.
Moreover, they were going to exchange the bodies of our pilots with
the captive Azeri raiders. I am convinced that the special operation
was conducted brilliantly and these people deserve the deepest
respect", he says.
To remind, the Azerbaijani armed forces downed an Armenian Mi-24 while
it was conducting a training flight near the Line on Contact on 12
November. Three officers of the NKR Armed Forces, Sergey Sahakyan,
Sargis Nazaryan and Azat Sahakyan, were on board. The Azeri officer
that shot the helicopter down has been awarded a medal.
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From: Baghdasarian
a risky special operation
by David Stepanyan
Saturday, November 22, 17:13
The Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army has brilliantly conducted a risky
special operation to retrieve the remains of the Armenian pilots from
the shelled zone, Lt.-Gen. Vagharshak Harutyunyan, ex-defense minister
of Armenia, leader of the National Revival Party, has told ArmInfo.
To note, on November 22, the NKR Defense Army Special Forces retrieved
the body of a crewmember and the remains of the two pilots of Mi-24
helicopter that was downed by Azerbaijani forces on 12 November. The
necessary parts were also retrieved. Two Azerbaijani servicemen were
killed in the course of the special operation. The NKR Defense Army
suffered no losses.
"The Defense Minister of Armenia has repeatedly said that Yerevan and
Stepanakert are going to resolve this problem in a diplomatic way. We
have applied to all international organizations to help us solve the
problem with retrieval of the bodies of our servicemen. Ambassador
Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the
Chairperson-in-Office, personally visited the site of the crime,
however, Baku responded to these calls and steps by inhuman and
medieval refusal. Before this incident, including the period when I
was the defense minister, we often returned the bodies of their
servicemen. What we see now is Azerbaijan's degradation to inhuman
positions", he stresses.
Harutyunyan emphasizes that the NKR servicemen have taken correct and
highly skilled steps and performed the duty of the army and the state
to their fellow soldiers. "The downed helicopter was in a neutral zone
and the Azeris certainly did everything to prevent our guys from
receiving the secret information saved in the helicopter parts.
Moreover, they were going to exchange the bodies of our pilots with
the captive Azeri raiders. I am convinced that the special operation
was conducted brilliantly and these people deserve the deepest
respect", he says.
To remind, the Azerbaijani armed forces downed an Armenian Mi-24 while
it was conducting a training flight near the Line on Contact on 12
November. Three officers of the NKR Armed Forces, Sergey Sahakyan,
Sargis Nazaryan and Azat Sahakyan, were on board. The Azeri officer
that shot the helicopter down has been awarded a medal.
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From: Baghdasarian