ArmInfo.The conditional war declared by Armenia to Azerbaijan within the framework of command-staff exercises "Shant-2018" caused a hysterical reaction Baku.
For example, the head of the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Hikmet Hajiyev, in particular, said: "The war unleashed by Armenia against Azerbaijan has been going on for more than 27 years." The script for declaring war on Armenia as part of its military command post exercises "Shant- 2018" Azerbaijan is another confirmation and acknowledgment of the obvious fact that Armenia is an invader state and an aggressor, it also demonstrates the archaic and feudal mentality that is inherent in the new military and political leadership of Armenia " . At the same time, Hajiyev assured that while Azerbaijan is taking constructive steps towards resolving the conflict through substantive negotiations mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs and acting along with other neighboring states as the author of comprehensive regional cooperation projects serving overall prosperity, the new government of Armenia continues policy "of the military dictatorship of the Sargsyan regime, putting the region face to face with new military adventures and threats."
At the same time, the representative of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry asserts that in this way, the international community is witnessing a deepening of the divide that separates the civilized world and Armenia. "Denying the effective international political and diplomatic pressure on Armenia leads to an increase in its claims in conditions of impunity." We reiterate that the responsibility for the disruption of the negotiation process, the build-up of tension and the military adventures of a number of "military games" lie entirely with the Armenian leadership, Hajiyev. Note that in Armenia, from September 11-14, command-staff exercises "Shant-2018" are held. The purpose of the exercises is to check the coherence of the actions of all state structures in the event of sudden hostilities. Under the scenario of the exercises, taking advantage of the aggravation of the situation in the region, Azerbaijan committed aggression against Artsakh, while firing on the border villages of Armenia. Azerbaijan is assisted by Turkey. Armenia appealed to the CSTO, measures were taken within the framework of the United Armenian-Russian grouping of troops.
Within the framework of the exercises, according to the scenario, in response to the aggression against Artsakh, Armenia declared war on Azerbaijan.