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Asbarez: UK Foreign Office Says Azerbaijan War Games ‘Regrettable’

Azerbaijani tanks

The UK Foreign Office has responded to concerns voiced by the Armenian National Committee of United Kingdom, which in a letter expressed concern over the war games being staged by the Azerbaijani armed forces.

“Any hostilities during this period are deeply regrettable and we hope they stop as soon as possible. The UK has backed the UN Secretary General’s call for an immediate global ceasefire to protect the most vulnerable and enable the international community to focus on tackling the pandemic,” said UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office in response to the ANC-UK.

ANC UK post on Foreign Office response to Azerbaijani war games

On Monday the Armenian National Committee UK wrote to the Foreign Office expressing its concern for Azerbaijan holding large-scale war games from May 18-22, and offensive drills deploying heavy armaments, aviation, armor and troops close to the Armenia and Artsakh borders.

These military exercises escalate the security environment in the region, and are held amid the need to combat the COVID-19 pandemic through joint actions and contrary to the call of the United Nations Secretary-General for global ceasefire.

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS