ArmInfo.The international community turns a blind eye to the militaristic rhetoric of Baku. This was stated in his microblog on Twitter by the head of the apparatus of the Ombudsman of Artsakh Artak Beglaryan, referring to the large-scale military exercises being conducted by Azerbaijan in these days.
Beglaryan stated that Azerbaijan was not the first to violate the requirements of international documents on exercises and the number of weapons. According to him, in the exercises conducted in Azerbaijan these days, many more servicemen and military equipment are involved than allowed by international agreements. "However, the international community turns a blind eye to the heavy armament and obvious military rhetoric of Baku, who will take care and stop?" Beglaryan asked.
Meanwhile, spokesman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan, reacting to Baku's statement that the exercises conducted by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces are in accordance with the Vienna Document of 2011, noted: "It is noteworthy that Azerbaijan clearly violates the requirements of chapter V, paragraph 40.1.1, of the Vienna Document of the OSCE 2011 (preliminary notification of certain types of military activities). "
Note that in Azerbaijan from March 12 to March 17 there are large-scale exercises involving various types of troops, associations and formations of the Azerbaijani army. "The exercises will be attended by 25,000 personnel of military personnel, up to 250 tank units and other armored vehicles, up to 1,000 rocket and artillery units of different caliber, multiple rocket launchers and mortars, and up to 50 military and front- line aviation for various purposes.
During the exercise, the troops will perform the tasks "to repel an enemy offensive, to inflict fire on it." During the exercises at various ranges, military firing will be conducted using new weapons systems recently adopted, "the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.