Azerbaijani president's aide voices his concern over tortures against old woman in Armenia

By Trend

The fact that 85-year-old Yevgenia Babayan, forwarded to Armenia with the humanitarian support of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Russia, was subjected to psychological and physical tortures in this country and was brought before an investigator, causes serious regret and concern, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev said, Trend reports on Oct.31.

As earlier reported, Babayan was forwarded to the Armenian side, left helpless by the Armenian Armed Forces during their retreat in occupied Nagorno Karabakh, was transferred to the Armenian side on the Georgian-Armenian border.

Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of the Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery on Sept. 27.

Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front. As a result of retaliation, Azerbaijani troops liberated a number of territories previously occupied by Armenia, as well as take important, strategic heights under control.

The fighting continued into October 2020, in the early days of which Armenia has launched missile attacks on Azerbaijani cities of Ganja, Mingachevir, Khizi as well as Absheron district.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, the Armenian Armed Forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on the withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts.