Hikmat Hajiyev: Armenia's deliberate targeting of residential areas and the civilians is a gross violation of international humanitarian law

Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev has made a statement as the armed forces of Armenia blatantly violated the ceasefire regime on September 27.

The statement reads: “As it has already been reported by the Ministry of Defense,...

Azerbaijan`s Parliament declares state of war in country

The Milli Majlis held a meeting on 27 September. The National Anthem of the Azerbaijan Republic was played after the Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova had declared the meeting open.

Then, Mrs Gafarova announced that, it being pursuant to Paragraph 29 of Article 109 and Article 111 of the Constitution of Azerbaijan, the President of the Azerbaijan Republic Mr Ilham Aliyev had...

Statement to protest against killing of civilians as result of violations of ceasefire by Armenian armed forces

As it is known, starting from September 27, 2020, the Armenian Armed Forces has fired on our settlements and social facilities with various types of large-caliber artillery and other weapons, which resulted in killing and injuring civilians, including women and children, numerous houses and civilian objects were severely damaged.

As a result of another...

Armenian armed forces committed large-scale provocations along the entire length of the front

Civilians and human settlements of Azerbaijan were exposed to enemy fire

On September 27, at about 06:00, the armed forces of Armenia, committing large-scale provocations, have subjected to intensive shelling from large-calibre weapons, mortars, and artillery mounts of various calibres of the positions of the Azerbaijan Army along the entire length of the front and our human settlements located...

Full responsibility for the present situation falls on political-military leadership of Armenia

“On September 27, 2020 the armed forces of Armenia blatantly violating the ceasefire regime have launched another aggression against Azerbaijan, by intensively shelling the positions of the armed forces of Azerbaijan along the frontline, as well as the villages of Gapanli of Tartar district, Chiragli and Orta Garvand of Aghdam district, Alkhanli and Shukurbayli of Fuzuli district and...

Information by State Service for Mobilization and Conscription

On September 27, at about 6 a.m. the armed forces of Armenia carried out a large scale provocation and intensively fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani army at the front line and our settlements from large-caliber weapons, mortars and artillery of various calibers.

In connection with provocation committed by the armed forces of Armenia, many appeals were sent to official apparatus, local...

Enemy destroyes houses and other civilian objects in Agdam and Tartar

On September 27, at about 06:00, the Armenian armed forces shelled the positions of the Azerbaijan Army along the entire length of the front and Azerbaijani human settlements located in the frontline zone with large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery mounts of various calibers. 

As a result of the intensive shelling by the enemy, civilians were killed and wounded,...

Armenian armed forces started a large-scale provocation

According to the Prosecutor General's Office, on September 27, at about 06:00 the Armenian armed forces started a large-scale provocation along the entire front line. Positions of the Azerbaijani army were intensively fired from large-calibre weapons, mortars and artillery of various calibres.

The military-political leadership of Armenia, pursuing a hypocritical and unconstructive policy, committed various crimes against the civilian population, deliberately and purposefully shelling densely populated...