"As for the participation of Turkish troops in the operations, this is also a lie. There is no evidence. "
This was stated by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in an interview with the Italian TV channel Rai-1 on October 26. Mr. President, one issue is very controversial. Some countries, not only Armenia, but also France accuse you and Turkey of sending thousands of Syrian mercenaries to Karabakh via Turkey. How do you respond to such accusations, how do you respond to accusations that there are Turkish fighters and Turkish military planes in Azerbaijan? ” said in response to a question.
The President said that the presence of Turkish F-16 planes in Azerbaijan was a result of the fact that on the eve of the conflict we held joint military exercises:
"We do not say how many Russian MiG-29s and Su-30s there are in Armenia. After all, we are not saying that Russia has 5,000 troops at the base in Gyumri, Armenia, and according to our information, supplies are sent to the Armenian armed forces from time to time, and this is a fact, contrary to what is said about us. Therefore, I urge those who want to accuse us to look at themselves before drawing such hasty conclusions based on false information. "
"We have received such baseless accusations from only two countries - France and Russia. France in the person of the President, Russia in the person of the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service. Immediately after the start of hostilities, we received such accusations. However, almost a month has passed and we have not been provided with any evidence.
Moreover, for the first time, I appeal to the French side to meet with the relevant heads of relevant services, talk and provide us with evidence. We were not provided with anything. Therefore, all this is insunnia. All this is an attempt to blackmail Azerbaijan. I regret that such baseless accusations come from the co-chairs. They must be objective.
After all, we do not talk every day about how many weapons Russia sends to Armenia. After all, we are not saying that today, without outside help, Armenia would not be able to stand in the occupied territories for a single day. Both political and military support, as well as moral support, come from countries that must adhere to neutrality. Therefore, we categorically reject these insurances, there is no need for it.
Our regular army has 100,000 fighters. If necessary, we will announce a general mobilization. By the way, unlike Armenia, we did not announce it. Therefore, all this is a lie and slander, "Aliyev said.