Azerbaijani authorities cannot deny Turkish factor in aggression  against Artsakh in 2023 - opposition MP

ArmInfo. No matter how the Azerbaijani authorities try to minimize the Turkish factor, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself has spoken on various  occasions about his key role in the aggression against Artsakh in  2023.

This opinion was expressed on his Facebook page by Tigran Abrahamyan,  a member of the National Assembly from the opposition faction "I have  the honor", in connection with the assignment of the next rank to the  general of the Turkish army. As the deputy explained, this news would  not have aroused interest if he had not been officially introduced as  an adviser to the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan.

In this vein, the oppositionist also recalled that Azerbaijan and  Turkey have a 5-year program for the integration of the two armies  and the creation of a NATO army according to the Turkish model (2020-  2025), which should be completed this year.

"In addition, the Turkish military took part in the 44-day war  against Artsakh, were stationed in the occupied Shusha and Kashatagh  directions in 2020-2023, participated in the operation to occupy  Artsakh in September 2023, and had a great influence on the  decision-making of the General Staff of Azerbaijan," Abrahamyan  added.

On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan, under the pretext of an  "anti-terrorist operation," committed another act of aggression  against Artsakh. This was preceded by a nearly 10-month blockade of  the unrecognized republic. Since the enemy aggression that began in  the fall of 2020, which in September 2023 ended in the complete  ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, over 150 thousand Artsakh residents have  lost their homeland and become refugees."