Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Denies Publication of Nezavisimaya Gazeta

Baku / 02.09.20 / Turan: The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry denied the publication of the Moscow newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta on September 1: "Syrian militants in Azerbaijan are preparing for a blitzkrieg in Armenia."

"We categorically reject the false fabrications indicated in the article that allegedly "there is already a de facto Turkish military base in Nakhchivan, reinforced by combat aircraft," and about "the transfer of about 500 Syrian militants to Azerbaijan, mostly Turkmens," the message of the Ministry of Defense said.

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan officially declares that there are no military bases of foreign states or any other illegal armed group on the territory of the country. The professionalism and combat experience of the personnel of the Azerbaijani army, as well as the military equipment and military equipment in service, are sufficient to quickly complete any combat mission to liberate the lands occupied by Armenia and restore the country's territorial integrity, the report said. -02D-