Foreign media
Italian media outlets – Kmetro, Il Tempo, Politicamente Corretto, Libero Quotidiano, Agenzia Nova, Askanews, Notizie Yahoo, Fortuneita, Maximitalia, Agenzia Stampa Italia, Adnkronos, Radioveronicaone, “Sardegnagol, Notizie Geopolitiche – widely covered the provocations committed by Armenian armed forces against Azerbaijan on September 27.
The Italian media also highlighted the appeal made by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the nation.
It was reported that on September 27, at about 06:00, the armed forces of Armenia, committing large-scale provocations, subjected to intensive shelling from large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery mounts of various calibers of the positions of the Azerbaijan Army along the entire length of the front and our human settlements located in the frontline zone.
There are killed and wounded among the civilian population as a result of the intensive shelling by the enemy of Gapanli village of Tartar region, Chiragli and Orta Garvand villages of Aghdam region, Alkhanli and Shukurbayli villages of Fuzuli region and Jojug Marjanli village of Jabrayil region. Serious damage was caused to civilian infrastructure.
Information on casualties and wounded among the civilian population and military personnel is being specified.
The foremost units of the Azerbaijan Army are taking retaliatory measures to suppress this provocation of the enemy and to ensure the safety of the civilian population living near the line of confrontation of the troops.
The Italian media outlets wrote that the killing of all members of a family in Gashalti village of Azerbaijan’s Naftalan district as a result of the shelling by Armenian armed forces on September 27, as well as Armenia’s continued targeting Azerbaijan’s residential settlements and infrastructure, is a gross violation of international law, international humanitarian law, as well as the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
It was brought to the attention of the readers that since the morning of September 28, the Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling the Azerbaijani city of Tartar, using terrorist means against civilians.
It was also noted that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, which launched counteroffensive operations after Armenia’s new act of aggression, declared that they were not waging war against the civilian population, women and children, and are taking retaliatory measures in line with international humanitarian law.
The Italian media outlets also highlighted the statements made by Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, the Foreign Ministry, as well as Italian MPs.
