Baku threatened to toughen its actions in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan has demanded an immediate removal of Armenian militaries from Nagorno-Karabakh and threatened "even more destructive countermeasures" in case of provocations on the contact line separating the troops. The Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has demanded the reaction of the world community to Baku's actions.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that, according to Azerbaijan, the "Retribution" operation was held on August 3 in Nagorno-Karabakh in response to the murder of an Azerbaijani serviceman.

During the "Retribution" operation, Azerbaijani militaries destroyed a large amount of ammunition, vehicles and several D-30 howitzers, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Azerbaijan has repeatedly stated that, "contrary to the tripartite declaration, the presence of the Armenia Armed Forces and illegal Armenian armed formations in the territories of Azerbaijan," where Russian peacemakers are temporarily stationed, "remains a source of danger."

The MoD has promised that any action will be followed by retaliatory measures. "Any terrorist acts and armed provocations committed in the sovereign territories of Azerbaijan will be resolutely suppressed; and countermeasures will be even more destructive," the MoD's press release says.

"A new round of Azerbaijan's aggressive actions" was condemned by Nagorno-Karabakh's MFA. Azerbaijan's actions are "a gross attempt to violate peace and stability in the region, as well as to discredit the peacemaking mission," the MFA said in its statement.

The MFA has called on the international community "to give a targeted assessment of Azerbaijan's actions and take appropriate steps to curb the destructive policy of the official Baku," the statement says.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on August 3, 2022 at 09:37 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.