Azerbaijan avenged Khojaly Massacre victims in Karabakh: Aliyev

AZERBAIJAN’S President Ilham Aliyev on Friday commemorated the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly Massacre and said that his country has avenged the victims by liberating the occupied territories in Karabakh from Armenia.

Speaking at a virtual news conference, Aliyev said that he hopes Armenia will abide by the Nov. 10 cease-fire deal to prevent further escalation, adding that Armenia’s political crisis resulted from its occupying policies.

In another speech on Thursday, Aliyev criticized Armenia saying internal conflicts occur almost daily in the country and the principles of democracy are ignored.

“Armenia has never been in such a pathetic situation,” said Aliyev, addressing the current crises in Armenia in his speech at a ceremony in the capital Baku.

“It is their leaders who put them in this situation, both the Kocharyan-Sargsyan regime, which ruled the country for 20 years, and the administration that came after them,” said Aliyev.

On Thursday, the Armenian military released a statement calling on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian to step down.

The premier blasted the military’s call as a “coup attempt” and urged his supporters to take to the streets to resist. He later announced the dismissal of the Chief of General Staff on Facebook.