Foreign media
Austria Press Agency (APA), a leading news agency of Austria, covered the statement made by Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, regarding Armenia’s next military provocations.
“The bombardment of densely populated civilian areas and installations situated along the front line by Armenia's armed forces has been deliberate and targeted. There are reports of dead and wounded among civilians and military servicemen. Extensive damage has been inflicted on many homes and civilian infrastructure.
Armenia's deliberate targeting of residential areas and civilians is a gross violation of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Convention of 1949. Targeting the civilian population is a tactic incorporated in the combat training of Armenia's armed forces, and the Khojaly genocide perpetrated in February 1992 has been a vivid testimony to that,” APA quoted the top Azerbaijani official as saying.
Referring to the Azerbaijani presidential aide, the Austrian news agency said that Armenia's ongoing military aggression against Azerbaijan and the presence of the armed forces of Armenia in Azerbaijan's occupied territories have remained a significant threat to regional peace and security.
“With the General Debate at the UN General Assembly's 75th Session underway and the world fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Armenia's political-military leadership has resorted to another military adventure and a provocation. By doing so, Armenia's leadership demonstrated once again a flagrant disregard for international law, UN Charter and the international community. The responsibility for the present situation and future developments lie squarely with Armenia's political-military leadership,” the news agency cited Hajiyev as saying.