Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in his letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, actually acknowledged the defeat of Yerevan in the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. He said this on November 1 at a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Baku.
Aliyev noted that in fact Armenia has admitted defeat. In his opinion, the letter from Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Russian President Vladimir Putin is a recognition of this, RIA Novosti reports.
The President of Azerbaijan also stressed that the country conducts military operations only “on its lands recognized by the world community.” Azerbaijan is not going to conduct any operations on the territory of Armenia – there are no such plans, Aliyev stressed.
In addition, in his words, the withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh must be made as soon as possible, otherwise Baku “will go to the end.”
Earlier on November 1, the Armenian authorities explained that they had decided to ask to ensure the security of the republic directly to Moscow, since even within the framework of the CSTO, the process would still be carried out by the Russian military base in Gyumri. Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to start consultations to determine the form of support.
Russia, in turn, will provide Yerevan with all the necessary assistance in accordance with the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, if the clashes are transferred directly to the territory of Armenia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on October 31.
Another aggravation of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh happened on September 27. Baku and Yerevan accused each other of shelling. In the period from 9 to 26 October, the parties agreed on three ceasefire regimes, which were never observed. On October 30 in Geneva, with the assistance of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Settlement Group (USA, Russia, France), they agreed not to fire on civilians.
The conflict in Karabakh began in February 1988, when the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its secession from the Azerbaijan SSR. During the armed confrontation in 1992-1994, Baku lost control over the region and seven adjacent districts. Since 1992, negotiations have been underway on a peaceful settlement of the conflict within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, headed by three co-chairs – Russia, the United States and France.