US Department of State: We are watching closely Azerbaijan’s actions in Karabakh conflict zone
Azerbaijan has not requested any support from the US, Department of State spokesperson John Kirby said, when asked whether the official Baku had reached out to the US for any kind of support regarding the military exercises currently held there. The text of the press briefing is available on the department of State website.
The journalist said that the Azerbaijani officials have told their hospitals to prepare for war and have started intense military exercises. The representative of the Department of State said he was not aware of any requests for assistance or help.
“But we’re watching the situation closely,” Kirby stated. He noted that they were just briefly aware of press reports to that effect.
Earlier, Defense Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh issued a statement saying that in contrast to the situation over the last few days, Azerbaijan began to violate the ceasefire more frequently on the line of contact between the armed forces of Karabakh and Azerbaijan and on July 14 used 60 mm mortars in the southern direction, in addition to small arms. On July 16, Defense Ministry of Karabakh reported that the Azerbaijani armed forces had intensified training flights conducted 10-15 kilometers away from the line of contact with the Armed Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic. According the information, the air defense force of NKR promptly detects training flights of Azerbaijani aircraft and vigilantly tracks their trajectory. “The command of NKR Defense Army warns that the air defense will take all necessary measures to destroy air targets of the enemy in case of violation of the airspace of Artsakh. The sky of Artsakh is safe and under constant control of the air defense forces,” Defense Ministry of Karabakh said in a statement.
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