Ankara: Azerbaijan had to take measures it deemed necessary on its own sovereign territory

Azerbaijan had to take the measures it deemed necessary on its own sovereign territory, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, according to Report.

"Due to the long-standing armed attacks and provocations directed against members of the Azerbaijani army and security personnel by illegal Armenian armed groups in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani army has launched today (19 September) an anti-terrorist operation which targets exclusively military elements. Azerbaijan had to take the measures it deemed necessary on its own sovereign territory," the ministry said.