illegal visit of Armenian Defense Minister in Azerbaijan – Military-political provocation. This is stated in the statement of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.
The statement notes that “Armenian media reported an illegal visit of Armenian Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan to the territory of Azerbaijan, where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily posted. Armenian Minister of Defense Minister to Azerbaijani territory, holding meetings with illegal Armenian formations and statements Opinions about their combat readiness is a military-political provocation. “
The Ministry of Defense emphasizes that “the provocative visit of the Armenian Defense Minister was carried out deliberately on the eve of the anniversary of the tripartite statement of November 10, 2020, signed by the Presidents of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Russian Federation and the Prime Minister of Armenia.
Thus, the political and military leadership of Armenia, roughly violating the provisions of the trilateral statement, the goal is to destabilize the situation in the region and throw a shadow on the activities of Russian peacekeepers.
Instead of drawing conclusions from total lesion in the 44-day Second Karabakh war, adapt to the new geopolitical situation in the region, strengthen peace and security, the military leadership of Armenia is attempted attempts to cheap military adventures designed for the internal consumer. “
In the statement of the Azerbaijani military department, it is also noted that “this visit of the Armenian Defense Minister once again demonstrates that Yerevan continues to provide direct support for illegal Armenian military formations, aggressive separatism and terrorist-provocative shares in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan. At the same time On the territory of Azerbaijan, where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily posted, the presence of units of Armenia Armed Forces are preserved. “
“I would like to remind the Minister of Defense of Armenia about the fate of his former colleagues and other Armenian generals who spent at one time with utopian statements about the” Non-Own Road Line “,” New Wars – New Territories, “the Ministry of Defense says.
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan warns the military-political leadership of Armenia, which in case of repetition of such illegal visits to Azerbaijani territories, guided by the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the necessary measures will be taken to prevent aggressive separatism and provocations.