Military tensions rise between Azerbaijan and Armenia 5:31 July 15th
Military tensions between the former Soviet Soviet Azerbaijan and Armenia have increased, resulting in deaths from the three days of bombardment.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Azerbaijan and Armenia clashed with each other over the ownership of the Azerbaijani territory "Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Region", which has many Armenian inhabitants.
According to the Ministry of Defense of both sides, on the 12th of this month, shelling aimed at each other's military facilities started again near the border, and by the 14th there were 11 dead in Azerbaijan and at least 2 dead in Armenia. is.
Both sides accused the other party of attacking first, and the details of how the bombardment began are unknown.
President Ariev of Azerbaijan said on the 13th that he was "military provocation by Armenia" and said he would not give up his principle position.
Turkey has been supporting Azerbaijan and Russia is supporting Armenia in the dispute over the attribution of "Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region". The CSTO = Collective Security Treaty Organization, to which six former Soviet countries, mainly Russia, join On the 14th, we issued a statement and asked both sides to restrain themselves.
Turkish Foreign Minister "Unable to tolerate Armenian actions"
On this, Turkey's foreign minister Chowshool said on the 13th, "What Armenia has done is unacceptable. Armenia is trying to divert people's attention from the problems of previous disputes by creating new conflict zones." He said that "Turkey is with Azerbaijan" and emphasized his support for Azerbaijan.
Turkey borders on the border and has conflicts with Armenia, where Christians are the majority, on historical and territorial issues, and has no diplomatic relations, but it has similarities in ethnicity and language, and has a close relationship with Azerbaijan, which has many Muslims.