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  • NKR MFA's Special Statement On "Ring" Operation

    NKR MFA'S SPECIAL STATEMENT ON "RING" OPERATION

    17:34, 29 April, 2013

    YEREVAN, APRIL 29, ARMENPRESS: On the occasion of the 22nd anniversary
    of the "Ring" military operation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic made a statement. As reported by
    Armenpress, the statement is as follows:

    "The operation "Ring", launched by the special police detachments
    (OMON) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, with
    the support of the USSR Interior Ministry's troops in April-May,
    1991 holds a peculiar place in the history of the conflict between
    Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh, both for its scope and consequences.

    The operation, which became possible due to a criminal collusion
    between the Azerbaijani government and some USSR leaders, resulted
    in a complete devastation and destruction of more than two dozen
    villages of Northern Artsakh, as well as in Shahumyan, Hadrut and
    Shushi regions. It ended only after a month, thanks to wide publicity
    and condemnation both within the USSR and beyond.

    But the wheels of the war were set in motion. The operation "Ring",
    which stood out by its brutality and massive violations of human
    rights, sharply increased the level of tension in the region and
    shifted the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict to a plane of military
    actions, becoming a prelude to the subsequent full-scale aggression
    of Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh.

    However, Azerbaijan has failed to achieve its main goal - to intimidate
    the population of Nagorno-Karabakh and suppress their legitimate
    aspirations for self-determination. On the contrary, the operation
    "Ring" only strengthened the determination of the people of Artsakh
    to fight for their rights and freedoms".

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