Foreign attaches in Azerbaijan informed about reasons of downing Armenian helicopter

Baku, November 14, AzerTAc The Office of International Military Cooperation of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan held an event with the participation of the military attaches of foreign embassies of 13 countries accredited in Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defense said. As reported, during the event the chief of the Office of International Military Cooperation, Major General Huseyn Mahmudov and head of the press service of the Defense Ministry, Colonel Vagif Dergahly informed the participants about the destruction of the enemy helicopter in the air space above the contact line between the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops. It was noted that the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry repeatedly declared that in accordance with international law and decisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization, all uncoordinated flights in the Nagorno-Karabakh will be considered as violation of air borders of Azerbaijan, and in case of repetition of such incidents the Azerbaijani air forces, which have the most modern weapons, will destroy such targets without a delay. However, despite these warnings, the Armenian Armed Forces helicopter made shelling of the positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the area of the contact line, according to the statement. Soldier İlkin Muradov was awarded for heroism and bravery by the Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov with a medal "For Distinguished Military Service" of the 3rd grade and with a valuable gift. It was also noted that the Mi-24 combat helicopter, which was downed while shelling the Azerbaijani troops’ positions in Azerbaijan’s Agdam district, belonged to the Armenian air forces.