ArmInfo. At the meeting with the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the issue of holding large-scale military exercises by Azerbaijan in violation of international obligations, including within the Organization, was not raised.
Artsakh Foreign Minister Masis Mailyan said this in an interview with journalists following a meeting with the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Laichak, commenting on exercises in Azerbaijan."However, they talked about the general situation on the front line. They noted with satisfaction that after the meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Dushanbe, there are no casualties on the front line.
However, it is also necessary to put into practice the agreements that were reached summits in Vienna and St. Petersburg, that is, we believe that an international control mechanism should be created, which is already de jure formed and its implementation will lead to strengthening security in the region, "he said.It should be noted that the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan on the eve began large-scale military exercises under the program approved by the President of the country, Supreme Commander Ilham Aliyev.
The trainings will last five days, up to 10 thousand military personnel will be involved in them, up to 500 units of tanks, armored vehicles, including automotive and special equipment, up to 300 rocket and artillery installations of different caliber, multiple rocket launcher systems and mortars, up to 20 units of army and front aviation for various purposes.