Illegal Armenian armed groups in the territory of Azerbaijan, where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily stationed, have once again committed an act of terrorism.

Axar.az reports that the statement came from the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

Soldier of the Azerbaijani Army Afgan Bahram oglu Hamzayev was killed as a result of sniper fire opened by illegal Armenian armed groups on October 14 at 18:15.

The leadership of the Ministry of Defense expresses its deepest condolences to the relatives of the martyr and wishes them patience!

A request has been sent to the Russian-Turkish Joint Monitoring Center to investigate this terrorist act.

The terrorist act committed by illegal Armenian-backed Armenian military units during the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Minsk with the mediation of the Russian Federation is a deliberate provocation. This is another evidence of Armenia's policy of deliberately aggravating the situation in the region, obstructing the implementation of the provisions of the trilateral declaration signed on November 10, 2020 and overshadowing the activities of Russian peacekeepers.

In accordance with the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, decisive steps will be taken to neutralize and hold accountable the illegal Armenian armed groups that committed this terrorist act.