Ministry of Azerbaijan: We are ready for a military solution to the Karabakh conflict
Azerbaijan is ready for a military solution to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, if this problem is not resolved peacefully in the near future, said Republic’s Defense Minister Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, at a service meeting on Saturday with the participation of deputy defense ministers, types of troops commanders, and chief management, the Azerbaijani edition of trend.az.
In his speech, the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan said that delaying the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict leads to its further expansion. If the conflict is not resolved within the framework of the norms of international law, the enemy will feel the full power of the Azerbaijani army. He added that during the 2-6 period of July, the republic’s armed forces will conduct large-scale military exercises in which various scenarios of the actions of troops in the Karabakh conflict zone, including the destruction of the enemy’s military infrastructure, will be worked out.
Zakir Hasanov cited the example of the speech of the President of the Republic Ilham Aliyev, which he said at the parade in honor of the 100 anniversary of the Azerbaijani army, that Azerbaijan will no longer reconcile with the occupation of its lands, noting that delaying the resolution of the conflict leads to its renewal on a wider scale.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the possession of this region has ancient roots. In modern stories it all started in 1987, when the first clashes between Armenians and Azerbaijanis began in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which led to human casualties. Deputies of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAO) requested to join them in Armenia. In 1991, the creation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) was proclaimed and a large-scale war with Azerbaijan began. The fighting took place until 1994, at the front, the parties used Aviation, armored vehicles, heavy artillery. On May 12, 1994, a ceasefire agreement entered into force, and the Karabakh conflict goes into a frozen phase. Since then, under the auspices of the Minsk Group of the OSCE and with the co-chairmanship of Russia, France and the United States, as yet unsuccessful peace talks have been held.
In his speech, the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan said that delaying the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict leads to its further expansion. If the conflict is not resolved within the framework of the norms of international law, the enemy will feel the full power of the Azerbaijani army. He added that during the 2-6 period of July, the republic’s armed forces will conduct large-scale military exercises in which various scenarios of the actions of troops in the Karabakh conflict zone, including the destruction of the enemy’s military infrastructure, will be worked out.
Zakir Hasanov cited the example of the speech of the President of the Republic Ilham Aliyev, which he said at the parade in honor of the 100 anniversary of the Azerbaijani army, that Azerbaijan will no longer reconcile with the occupation of its lands, noting that delaying the resolution of the conflict leads to its renewal on a wider scale.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the possession of this region has ancient roots. In modern stories it all started in 1987, when the first clashes between Armenians and Azerbaijanis began in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which led to human casualties. Deputies of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAO) requested to join them in Armenia. In 1991, the creation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) was proclaimed and a large-scale war with Azerbaijan began. The fighting took place until 1994, at the front, the parties used Aviation, armored vehicles, heavy artillery. On May 12, 1994, a ceasefire agreement entered into force, and the Karabakh conflict goes into a frozen phase. Since then, under the auspices of the Minsk Group of the OSCE and with the co-chairmanship of Russia, France and the United States, as yet unsuccessful peace talks have been held.
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