SHUSHA (Azerbaijan), September 23 The Azerbaijani Armed Forces were introduced to journalists some of the weapons transferred by the forces of Karabakh, as well as captured during the hostilities, a correspondent reported from the scene.
Among the presented samples are T-72 tanks, the Osa anti-aircraft missile system, small arms, anti-tank grenade launchers, ammunition, portable anti-aircraft guns missile systems, anti-tank missiles, equipment, heavy machine guns, mortars, BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, trucks and passenger SUVs, as well as copters and signal shells.
The day before, the Ministry of Defense reported that the armed forces of Karabakh are under the control of Russian peacekeepers began to hand over their weapons.
As of September 22, the following were delivered: six units of armored vehicles, more than 800 units of small arms and anti-tank weapons, about five thousand ammunition, the department specified.
«Local anti-terrorist measures» Azerbaijan Army 19 September launched a military operation in Karabakh. In Baku it was called “anti-terrorism measures of a local nature” to restore the constitutional order.
In Yerevan, the incident was regarded as an aggression against Karabakh, emphasizing that there were no Armenian units in the region.
A day later, through the mediation of Russian peacekeepers, an agreement was reached agreement on a ceasefire, among the conditions of the truce it was indicated, in particular, the disarmament of Armenian forces and the withdrawal of heavy equipment from Karabakh.
On September twenty-first, in the Azerbaijani city of Yevlakh, one hundred kilometers northeast of Stepanakert, a meeting of representatives of Karabakh Armenians with a delegation was held Azerbaijan, dedicated to the integration of the region into the republic. No statements were made regarding its results.