ternal ▁Affairs ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁As ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Minister , ▁on ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁H aj in ski ▁along ▁with ▁Mam med ▁A min ▁Ras ul za de ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Turkish ▁government ▁on ▁provision ▁of ▁military ▁assistance ▁to ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁H aj in ski ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁forming ▁the ▁new ▁cabinet ▁of ▁A DR . ▁Int ending ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁coal ition ▁government ▁he ▁held ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁all ▁fra ctions ▁in ▁the ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁Parliament ▁including ▁the ▁B ols he vik s . ▁By ▁inv iting ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁government , ▁H aj in ski ▁hoped ▁to ▁slow ▁down ▁the ▁advance ▁of ▁ 1 1 th ▁Red ▁Army ▁which ▁was ▁already ▁near ▁the ▁Sam ur ▁bridge , ▁on ▁the ▁A zer ba ij ani - Russ ian ▁border ▁and ▁have ▁the ▁det ach ments ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁Army ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁B aku . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁army ▁units ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁front line ▁in ▁Mountain ous ▁Kar ab akh ▁fighting ▁the ▁D ash nak ▁u pr ising . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁B ols he vik s ▁rejected ▁H aj in ski ' s ▁offer