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Azerbaijan holds parade after Nagorno-Karabakh fighting |
2020-12-12 |
[NEWS.YAHOO] More than 3,000 troops took part in a military parade in Azerbaijan on Thursday to celebrate reclaiming control over broad swathes of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding lands in a conflict with Armenia. The parade attended by ![]() , who strongly backed Azerbaijan, also involved dozens of military vehicles, and a flyby of combat aircraft. The display, which also featured a Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev showered ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... with praise, hailing its support for the ex-Soviet Caspian Sea nation as "an example of our unity, our brotherhood." Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan but was under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. That war left Nagorno-Karabakh itself and substantial surrounding territory in Armenian hands. In 44 days of fighting that began in late September and left more than 5,600 people killed on both sides, the Azerbaijani army pushed deep into Nagorno-Karabakh, forcing Armenia to accept a Russia-brokered peace deal that saw Azerbaijan reclaim much of the separatist region along with surrounding areas. In his speech, Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s continued support to Azerbaijan, saying that "as long as Turkey and Azerbaijan work hand in glove, they will continue to overcome all difficulties and run from one success to the next." Erdogan voiced hope that Armenia would "take lessons" from its defeat and noted that Turkey was ready to reopen the border with Armenia if it takes unspecified "positive steps." |
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