At the Azerbaijan Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office saidwhy did the republic’s troops open fire on a car containing Russian peacekeepers?
The Ministry admitted that on September 20, Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire on a vehicle containing Russian peacekeepers.
In its statement, the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that the Azerbaijani army mistook the vehicle used by Russian peacekeepers for a vehicle belonging to “illegal Armenian armed groups” due to the “difficult terrain, foggy and rainy weather conditions”.
Five peacekeepers were killed.
To the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reportedIt was stated that the incident occurred while peacekeepers were returning from an observation point near the village of Dzhanyatag.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev he apologized Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that the authorities will conduct the “most comprehensive investigation” into what happened.
Formerly Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in the name Armenia and Azerbaijan are returning to a diplomatic solution on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.