Azerbaijan issued a response on Thursday to remarks by a senior Iranian commander on the 2020 battle in Karabakh, a Southern Caucasus area that Baku liberated from practically three many years of Armenian occupation.
The feedback by Iranian floor forces commander Kiomers Heydari quantity to “dirty and slanderous opinions” about Baku, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry mentioned in an announcement, rejecting Heydari’s claims that “Zionist” forces have been current within the nation, together with ISIS/Daesh terrorists.
“First of all, we state that the accusation of the Iranian side about the presence of any foreign forces in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan is groundless and completely unacceptable. In general, there are no foreign elements in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan,” the ministry mentioned.
On additional remarks by Heydari that Iran wouldn’t permit border adjustments the with Armenia, the ministry mentioned Yerevan occupied Azerbaijani territory for practically 30 years, together with a bit of the border with Iran stretching 132 kilometers (82 miles).
“However, the Iranian side has never once made an incriminating statement regarding Armenia. On the contrary, the Iranian-Armenian brotherhood became stronger during this period,” it mentioned, naming Tehran one in all Yerevan’s foremost allies, along with France.
The assertion additionally underlined that Baku supported the territorial integrity of all international locations and didn’t intrude of their inside affairs.
“In response to the accusation that Azerbaijan allegedly used ISIS terrorists within the 44-day Patriotic War, we inform you that the wonderful Azerbaijan Army single-handedly freed our lands from occupation and wrote a file of victory.”
“This claim is nothing more than an absurd accusation and slander. It is ironic and ridiculous that this accusation was made by a high-ranking military officer of a state that supports terrorism and whose name is known for committing terrorist acts in various countries around the world,” the ministry confused.
Relations between the 2 former Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian navy occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory internationally acknowledged as a part of Azerbaijan, and 7 adjoining areas.
In the autumn of 2020, in 44 days of clashes, Azerbaijan liberated a number of cities, villages and settlements from Armenian occupation. The Russian-brokered peace settlement is widely known as a triumph in Azerbaijan.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
