The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has spread new video footage of the entry of the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces into the Kalbajar district, QİA.AZ reports citing the ministry. According to a trilateral statement signed by the presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia, and the prime minister of Armenia, units of the Azerbaijani army entered the Kalbajar district on… Continue reading Azerbaijani Armed Forces units enter Kalbajar
Category: Karabakh
Azerbaijani army firstly to take control of border with Armenia, highland positions in Kalbajar – MoD (PHOTO)
The military vehicles of the Azerbaijani army have been moving in the direction of the Kalbajar district from the village of Toghana, Goygol district, as well Dashkasan district since the morning of Nov.25, the head of the press service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Vagif Dargahli said, QİA.AZ reports. According to Dargahli, to ensure the movement of… Continue reading Azerbaijani army firstly to take control of border with Armenia, highland positions in Kalbajar – MoD (PHOTO)
Azerbaijani forces do not target historic, cultural, religious buildings and monuments – Azerbaijani Deputy Minister for Culture
As a multicultural and multireligious country, Azerbaijan has always been home to representatives of all nations and religions, who have coexisted and worked together peacefully for centuries, Sevda Mammadaliyeva, Azerbaijan Deputy Minister for Culture wrote in an article to The Wall Street Journal, QİA.AZ reports. Mammadaliyeva noted that Azerbaijan’s Christian community is a vital and active… Continue reading Azerbaijani forces do not target historic, cultural, religious buildings and monuments – Azerbaijani Deputy Minister for Culture
Azerbaijan shares satellite images of liberated Kalbajar district (PHOTO)
Azerbaijan’s Azercosmos OJSC has issued satellite images of the Kalbajar district, QİA.AZ reports on Nov.25. As reported, the images were taken using the Azersky satellite after the district’s liberation from the Armenian occupation. During the occupation, Armenians destroyed numerous local historical and cultural monuments, museums, the Istisu sanatorium, and other important facilities. Besides, the monastic complexes ‘Khudavang’… Continue reading Azerbaijan shares satellite images of liberated Kalbajar district (PHOTO)
Putin: Russia is taking considerable efforts to normalize the situation in Karabakh
Russia is taking considerable efforts to mediate the normalization of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to “QİA.AZ”, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the presentation of foreign ambassadors’ credentials. “We have made strenuous efforts to stop the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, which resulted in the death of thousands of citizens of friendly Azerbaijan and Armenia. Besides, we… Continue reading Putin: Russia is taking considerable efforts to normalize the situation in Karabakh
US General: International law is on Azerbaijan’s side
“As a sovereign part of Azerbaijan, a peaceful Nagorno-Karabakh is a critical part of achieving stability in the region.” According to “QİA.AZ”, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, a former US military commander in Europe, expressed these views in an article in the EUObserver. He said that the Azerbaijanis have committed to protecting the safety of Armenian… Continue reading US General: International law is on Azerbaijan’s side
Armenian general who killed peaceful Azerbaijanis in Karabakh dies
Armenian General Astvasatur Petrosyan, who took an active part in the Nagorno-Karabakh region’s occupation and surrounding areas of Azerbaijan and led the killing of peaceful Azerbaijanis, has died at the age of 67. “QİA.AZ” informs, citing Novosti Armenia, that His son Sipan Petrosyan wrote this on his Facebook page. A.Petrosyan participated in Azerbaijani lands’ invasion in the early 1990s… Continue reading Armenian general who killed peaceful Azerbaijanis in Karabakh dies
Number of IDPs from Azerbaijan’s liberated Aghdam district being clarified (Exclusive)
The executive administration of Aghdam district has begun to establish the number of families of internally displaced persons from the district, a source at the administration told QİA.AZ According to the source, information is being collected about the territories in which the families of internally displaced persons are settled. “Clarifications are being made regarding families provided… Continue reading Number of IDPs from Azerbaijan’s liberated Aghdam district being clarified (Exclusive)
Mine-clearance operations begin in Karabakh
Humanitarian mine-clearance operations has begun in Nagorno-Karabakh, the head of the engineering service of the Russian military contingent, Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Pautov said. “From today the sappers have started humanitarian mine-clearance. At the first stage specialists will check the territory where stationary posts of the Russian military contingent will be built in the future,” Pautov… Continue reading Mine-clearance operations begin in Karabakh
Azerbaijan’s Aghdam district to become most important transport hub in region – political analyst
The liberation of Azerbaijan’s Aghdam district is of exceptional importance, Ilgar Valizade, head of the South Caucasus political scientists’ club, told QİA.AZ While speaking about the role of the Aghdam district, Valizade stressed its strategic importance as control over an important transport junction is being returned. “The district is of fundamental importance for the development of… Continue reading Azerbaijan’s Aghdam district to become most important transport hub in region – political analyst