Azerbaijan urges Armenia, its supporters to avoid provocations, vows ‘necessary response’

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry on Thursday urged Armenia and its supporters to avoid creating a new conflict zone in the South Caucasus region and vowed to take ‘necessary measures’ in response to any provocations.

“Recently, Armenia has committed provocations using heavy weapons in the Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz directions. It should be noted that such provocations by Armenia are not the first and have become systematic,” the ministry said in a statement, News.Az reports.

“The military exercises conducted by the United States in Armenia, the provision of lethal weapons to Armenia by France, and the initial phase of military aid in amount of to ten million euros provided to Armenia by the European Union under the European Peace Facility encourage the occupying state - Armenia to carry out such provocations and indicate its preparation for another war against Azerbaijan,” the ministry stated.

“The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan once again warns that Armenia and its supporters have to refrain from creating a new conflict zone in the South Caucasus region. If these provocative actions against our country are not stopped, the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan will take necessary response measures using all means at their disposal for the purposes of self-defense,” it stressed.

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry also declared that Armenia’s military-political leadership and its supports will bear whole responsibility for the escalation of the situation in the region.

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