Dvornikov: Armenia now has right to ask military support from CSTO
05.04.2016,
13:10
Azerbaijani troops’ assault on Armenia gives a full right to Yerevan to ask military support from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Denis Dvornikov, a columnist and a member of the Russian Association of International Law, says on his Facebook page.
YEREVAN, April 5. /ARKA/. Azerbaijani troops’ assault on Armenia gives a full right to Yerevan to ask military support from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Denis Dvornikov, a columnist and a member of the Russian Association of International Law, says on his Facebook page.
“Before today Azerbaijan conducted a military campaign against one state – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (or the Republic of Artsakh), and just now another Armenian state – the Republic of Armenia – came under Azerbaijani fire,” he says.
Dvornikov stressed that Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is an independent entity in this international situation. “Even Azerbaijan itself admitted that when signed a ceasefire agreement [in 1994 - ARKA],” he said.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict broke out in 1998 February when the Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous region announced its secession from Azerbaijan. In September 1991, the region declared itself the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and, over the course of the enduring conflict, Azerbaijan subsequently lost control of the region.
In 1994, a Russia-brokered cease-fire was signed and peace talks have been held since, mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group.
On April 2 Azerbaijan resorted to an "unprecedented provocation along the entire perimeter of the contact line" with Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the NKR Defense Army, during the three-day fighting they have destroyed 2 helicopters, 29 tanks, one missile system Grad, heavy flame-throwing systems TOS-1, 6 armored vehicles, including 1 infantry fighting vehicle, 1 unit of engineering machinery and 6 Azerbaijani drones killing also over 300 Azeri soldiers.
The Armenian side lost 7 tanks, 20 servicemen were killed, and 72 wounded. Four civilians, including one child, were killed as well. Armenians also have 26 missing people. ---0---
“Before today Azerbaijan conducted a military campaign against one state – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (or the Republic of Artsakh), and just now another Armenian state – the Republic of Armenia – came under Azerbaijani fire,” he says.
Dvornikov stressed that Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is an independent entity in this international situation. “Even Azerbaijan itself admitted that when signed a ceasefire agreement [in 1994 - ARKA],” he said.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict broke out in 1998 February when the Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous region announced its secession from Azerbaijan. In September 1991, the region declared itself the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and, over the course of the enduring conflict, Azerbaijan subsequently lost control of the region.
In 1994, a Russia-brokered cease-fire was signed and peace talks have been held since, mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group.
On April 2 Azerbaijan resorted to an "unprecedented provocation along the entire perimeter of the contact line" with Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the NKR Defense Army, during the three-day fighting they have destroyed 2 helicopters, 29 tanks, one missile system Grad, heavy flame-throwing systems TOS-1, 6 armored vehicles, including 1 infantry fighting vehicle, 1 unit of engineering machinery and 6 Azerbaijani drones killing also over 300 Azeri soldiers.
The Armenian side lost 7 tanks, 20 servicemen were killed, and 72 wounded. Four civilians, including one child, were killed as well. Armenians also have 26 missing people. ---0---
