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Azerbaijan is able and ready to hit any military goals in Armenia, including the capital of the state of Yerevan. This is stated in the statement of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense.

The application was published in response to the words of the Minister of Defense of Armenia Seyran Ogayan. He allegedly hinted at the possibility of sabotage at the hydroelectric power station Mingyachevir in the west of Azerbaijan.

"If something like this happens, our armed forces will give an immediate and proportional response. Our armed forces are able to hit any military facilities located in the occupation zone and in the Republic of Armenia. The Ministry of Defense states that the Azerbaijani army, whose rockets are aimed at the Republic of Armenia, is ready to fulfill even the capital of the enemy of Yerevan from the Earth," the Erevan said in the Eninity of Engian. document.

Relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan were extremely aggravated in recent weeks after a series of shootings on the border, including in Nagorno -Karabakh. Both sides accuse each other of inciting the conflict.

On August 2, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia made a statement that required de -escalation of tension in the zone of the Karabakh conflict . "In recent days, the situation on the line of contact of the Armed Forces of the Nagorno -Karabakh and Azerbaijan has sharply aggravated," the statement said. The document also noted that "day a day is growing the number of losses of the parties." The Ministry of Defense of Armenia called on the Azerbaijani side to make efforts to stabilize the situation on the Karabakh-Azerbaijani line of contact.

The Karabakh conflict began in February 1988, when the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, who was populated mainly by Armenians, announced the withdrawal from the Azerbaijan SSR. In September 1991, in the center of the NKAO Stepanakert, the creation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was announced. The official Baku recognized this act illegal and abolished the autonomy of Karabakh that existed in the Soviet years. The armed conflict that began after this lasted until May 12, 1994, when a truce agreement entered into force. As a result, Azerbaijan has lost control of the Nagorno -Karabakh and - in whole or in part - a family adjacent areas. Since 1992, negotiations have been underway on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the framework of the Minsk OSCE group, the co -chairs of which are the United States, Russia and France. Azerbaijan insists on maintaining its territorial integrity, Armenia protects the interests of an unrecognized republic, since the NKR is not a party to negotiations.