Info on death of defense minister of illegal regime in Nagorno Karabakh issued
NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT27 October 2020 10:42 (UTC+04:00)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct.27
Trend:
The information has spread about the death of the so-called ‘defense minister’ of the illegal regime created in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, Jalal Harutyunyan,
Trend reports on October 27.
According to the information, at first, the ‘minister’ was badly wounded, and then was taken to the hospital, but doctors failed to save his life.
The appointment of a new so-called ‘minister’ confirms that Harutyunyan is no longer alive.
Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of the Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery on Sept. 27.
Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front. As a result of retaliation, Azerbaijani troops liberated a number of territories previously occupied by Armenia, as well as take important, strategic heights under control.
The fighting continued into October 2020, in the early days of which Armenia has launched missile attacks on Azerbaijani cities of Ganja, Mingachevir, Khizi as well as Absheron district.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, the Armenian Armed Forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on the withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
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