Weapons, ammunition left behind by Armenian troops found in Azerbaijan’s Khojavend district VIDEO

Work continues on the discovery and seizure of weapons and ammunition abandoned by Armenian armed forces during the Patriotic War in the territories of Azerbaijan liberated from occupation.

Barda regional group of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan told Caliber.Az that 7 automatic rifles, 2 hand grenades, cartridges of different calibre, etc. were found in the territory of Khojavand district in the places of fighting by employees of the district police department.

Before Azerbaijan’s local anti-terrorism measures in Karabakh, the Defence Ministry repeatedly officially reported about the illegal transportation of weapons from Armenia to the Karabakh region.

To ensure the provisions of the Trilateral Statement [signed by Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian leaders following the 2020 second Karabakh war], suppression of large-scale provocations in Azerbaijan's Karabakh economic region, disarmament, and withdrawal of Armenian armed forces formations from the territories of Azerbaijan, localized anti-terrorist activities were carried out in the region.

Taking into account the appeal of the representatives of the Armenian population of Karabakh through the Russian peacekeeping contingent [temporarily stationed in Azerbaijan under the trilateral statement], an agreement was reached on September 20, 2023, at 13:00 (GMT+4) to cease anti-terrorist activities of a local nature under the following conditions: the formations of the armed forces of Armenia, Armenian illegal armed formations located in Azerbaijan's Karabakh region, lay down their weapons, leave their combat positions and military posts, and completely disarm; the formations of the armed forces of Armenia leave the territory of Azerbaijan; Armenian illegal armed groups are dissolved.