Hikmat Hajiyev: Armenia continues to commit war crimes against Azerbaijani people in gross violation of all conventions and laws

“Armenia continues to commit war crimes against Azerbaijani people in a gross violation of all conventions and laws,” Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev has told a briefing held at ADA University in Baku.

“Azerbaijan, unlike Armenia, does not...

Ombudsman holds videoconference with Vladimir Shkolnikov

The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Azerbaijan, Ms. Sabina Aliyeva held a videoconference with Mr. Vladimir Shkolnikov, Senior Human Rights Adviser of the OHCHR for South Caucasus. Mr. Kamran Bagirov, National Adviser OHCHR Baku Office, also attended the online conference.  

During the meeting, the parties have discussed the priorities of the cooperation between the Ombudsman Institution and OHCHR. It was also noted that through...

Huseyn Mahmudov: Armenia grossly violates all laws and conventions

Armenia grossly violates all laws, Head of the Department of International Military Cooperation of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense, Major General Huseyn Mahmudov said.

“Abusing the humanitarian ceasefire regime, the Armenian side is again trying to prepare its troops and re-occupy those territories that have already been liberated by Azerbaijan,” the major general added.

“After the agreement on the second humanitarian ceasefire regime, the...

Azerbaijani FM, President of International Turkic Academy hold phone conversation

On 19 October 2020, upon the initiative of the other side the telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and the President of the International Turkic Academy Darkhan Kydyrali.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov informed Darkhan Kydyrali of the violation of the humanitarian ceasefire by the armed forces of Armenia. He noted that the armed...

Spread of false information hinders common cause

Starting from September 27, 2020, the Azerbaijani army, continuing its successful counter-offensive operations, strike crushing blows at the Armenian Armed Forces in all directions of the frontline. 

Our citizens are regularly informed about our liberated cities and villages, seized combat positions, military equipment and weapons through the appeals of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Mr Ilham Aliyev to the people...

Shell strikes by Armenian armed forces cause fires

Armenian armed forces continue to cause destructions and fires in civilian infrastructure, hitting Azerbaijani dense residential territories, civilian facilities, including private and apartment buildings, and households using heavy artillery installations and rockets, in rude violation of the humanitarian ceasefire.

Thus, the shell strike by the Armenian armed forces caused fire in the private house of a citizen in Tartar district. The fire...

Armenia continues to spread provocative information and misinformation

Armenia continues to spread provocative information and misinformation, by sending messages to Azerbaijani citizens from fake foreign numbers urging them to leave their territories due to the threat of missile attacks.

The Electronic Security Service has taken preventive measures and warned the population in this regard.

President Ilham Aliyev congratulates Elchin Guliyev on raising Azerbaijani flag over Khudafarin bridge

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Chief of the State Border Service (SBS), Colonel General Elchin Guliyev on raising the Azerbaijani flag over the Khudafarin bridge, liberating several residential settlements with the participation of the SBS, and instructed to convey his congratulations to all personnel..

Colonel General Elchin Guliyev reported that...

Armenian armed forces continue to commit terrorist acts against our civilian population

The Armenian armed forces continue to commit terrorist acts against our civilian population in a flagrant violation of the requirements of the humanitarian ceasefire announced on October 10, 2020 at 12:00.

On October 17, 2020, at about 9 pm, intensive rocket and heavy artillery shelling of Aghdam district from different directions, resulted in a shrapnel hitting the courtyard of...