Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced in a video message that the process of withdrawing “illegal Armenian armed formations” from their positions in Nagorno-Karabakh has begun. Report.
“We have called on the Armenian administration many times. <…> “He declares that the presence of Armenian armed forces on Azerbaijani territory is illegal and must be stopped,” he emphasized.
According to him, as a result of “counter-terrorism measures” most of the weapons of the Armenian Armed Forces were disabled. Aliyev said that, contrary to the tripartite statement made on November 10, 2020, Armenia has not withdrawn its armed forces, manpower and equipment from Azerbaijani territory for three years.
On September 19, Azerbaijan began “local anti-terrorism measures” in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Yerevan stated that there are no Armenian troops in Karabakh. A day later, an agreement was reached on a ceasefire in the region through the mediation of Russian peacekeepers; One of the conditions of the ceasefire was the disarmament of Armenian forces and the withdrawal of heavy equipment.
Previously Baku invited Representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians for negotiations in Yevlakh.