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Azerbaijan MFA: Contrary to its obligations, Armenia rotated its armed forces using Lachin road

29 July 2023 09:20 (UTC +04:00)

"In violation of its obligations, Armenia has not yet fully withdrawn its armed forces from our territories. On the contrary, using the Lachin road, Armenia has conducted their rotation, continued to supply them with weapons and ammunition, financed them from the state budget of Armenia, and engaged in plundering Azerbaijan’s natural resources," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Republic of Azerbaijan notes in its statement issued on the latest situation in the region, APA reports.

"The Republic of Azerbaijan has installed the Lachin border checkpoint in its sovereign territories, in order to establish control over its own borders and to prevent the illegal acts of Armenia. Notwithstanding the facilitation by Azerbaijan of the passage of Armenian residents, the personnel of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as well as of the Russian Peacekeeping Contingent through the checkpoint, Armenia, for the purpose of continuing its illegal acts in the territories of Azerbaijan, disseminated false claims on the “tense humanitarian situation in the region.” Moreover, Armenia committed provocations by opening fire on the Border Guard personnel on July 15, attempting smuggling, as well as dispatching the cargo vehicles to the territory of Azerbaijan on July 26 without prior agreement," said the MFA in its statement.