Turkish FM Cavusoglu reaffirms Ankara's support to Azerbaijan following an Armenian attack that killed three Azerbaijani soldiers
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said the Armenian "provocations", in the backdrop of calls from the international community for negotiations, show Armenia is"not interested in the peace process".
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu offered condolences to his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov on Wednesday after the incident. "Units of the Armenian armed forces fired at the opposite positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the direction of Lachin district from their positions located in the direction of the Digh settlement of the Gorus region, using various calibre weapons," the statement said.
Following the incident, Cavusoglu reiterated Türkiye's and the Turkish nation’s full support to Azerbaijan, according to diplomatic sources.
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