"The purpose of this barbaric shelling of Ganja and attempts of the Armenian side to attack the Mingachevir HPP with missiles is obvious. Armenia tries to instigate Azerbaijan in response to the attacks and include the mechanisms of the CSTO, turn the war of Azerbaijan for the liberation of its territories into the war between the countries of CSTO and Azerbaijan. This is the most undesirable development of events, which can only be. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid it at all, not to fall for provocations,"  former Knesset deputy, former ambassador of Israel to Belarus Joseph Chagall told Vzglyad.az commenting on Armenian missile attack on Ganja, which killed and injured civilians. 

He emphasized that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appealed to the entire world community to recognize the right of Karabakh to "self-determination".

“What does it mean? About panic. That the situation is getting out of control. The Armenian side tries its best to change the situation at the last moment, despite the fact that for 30 years the world community, all international organizations have not recognized the "self-determination" of Nagorno-Karabakh, but recognized the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. 

He understands that Armenia is defeated. He understands that it will be impossible to fight back by military means. What can be done in such a situation? Azerbaijan should not fall for provocations. First, it is necessary to provide missile protection, missile defense of cities that are 200 km away from the frontline. The Azerbaijani leadership understands how to do it. 

In the current situation, the ceasefire regime cannot be observed without guarantors. This is the dirtiest water in which the Armenian side is trying to take away at least some benefits. This cannot be done in any case. I think that it makes sense for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to raise the issue of rocket attacks on Ganja at the level of the UN Security Council, officially recognize this as an act of violation of the sovereignty of the Republic of Azerbaijan. At the moment, the information war - and it is no less fierce than the war that has been fought all these days since September 27 - should not be lost. This information war must be won. And this can be done by active actions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, the efforts of the diaspora, and Azerbaijan's friends, which are many around the world. Truth will win,” said Joseph Chagall.

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