BAKU, 12 Aug. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan considers the statement of Yerevan on the alleged violation of the trilateral agreement on ceasefire in Karabakh by Armenia as an attempt by Armenia to evade its obligations, the ministry said in a press release. signed by the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan in November 2020. Earlier, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry stated that Armenia, in violation of the trilateral statement on the cessation of hostilities in Karabakh, allegedly transferred its military to the territory of the region controlled by Baku, which is in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeepers.
May 16, 08:00 Special Report Will Azerbaijanis return to Karabakh «The statement of the Armenian Foreign Ministry of August 11, 2021, accusing Azerbaijan of allegedly violating the trilateral statement of November 10, 2020, is another fruitless attempt by the Republic of Armenia to evade its obligations to fully implement the provisions of the specified document,» in the message. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry drew attention to the fact that the trilateral statement on the ceasefire refers to a complete ceasefire and all hostilities in the conflict zone, and also notes that Azerbaijan and Armenia «stop at their positions.» «does not mean» remain «neither in this or in any other context … In addition, paragraph 3 of the trilateral statement defines the deployment of Russian peacekeeping forces» along the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor. » the fact that «the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation is deployed in parallel with the withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces,» the department noted.
In this regard, Karabakh plans to make Russian an official language In this regard, the Foreign Ministry stressed that the listed clauses of the agreement «clearly speak of the withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from the territory of Azerbaijan and in no way provide for the transfer and deployment of military personnel.» At the end of September 2020, hostilities resumed in Nagorno-Karabakh. , which became a continuation of the long-term conflict and led to casualties among the civilian population. The parties made several attempts to conclude a truce, but the tripartite agreement reached on the night of November 10 turned out to be successful. With the mediation of Moscow, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to completely cease fire and exchange prisoners and bodies of the dead. Yerevan also handed over Kelbajar, Lachin and Aghdam districts to Baku. In addition, Russian peacekeepers are stationed in the region.
