ArmInfo.The Armenian Foreign Ministry made a statement in the light of the diversion of Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact line.
"Despite the appeals of the international community, the countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group on the unquestioning respect for the ceasefire from 1994-95, as well as the unacceptability of the use of force or threat of force, the attempt of offensive actions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces took place last night on the Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact line. It is another strike of Baku at the efforts of Armenia and the Minsk mediators for a peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict. Continuing the failed Petersburg and Vienna agreements on creation of appropriate conditions for the continuation of the negotiation process, Baku deliberately shears the situation, and commits provocations. Once again, we draw attention of the international community, especially the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing states on the need to sober Baku and return it to the reality", the Armenian Foreign Ministry's statement reads.
To note, on Feb 25, at 3 am and 4 am, the armed forces of Azerbaijan made an attempt to attack the southeastern (Martuni) and eastern (Akna) sections of the line of contact with Artsakh troops, using relevant special equipment for demining. The press office of the Defense Army of Artsakh has told ArmInfo that due to the video surveillance devices, the forward detachments of the Defense Army of Artsakh fixed the adversary's actions in due time and made the adversary retreat. The Azeri troops retreated, suffering losses. Several bodies of the Azeri servicemen are in the neutral zone. The Armenian side suffered no losses.
At the same time, the relevant structures of the Defense Army of Artsakh report that movement of military hardware and troops was fixed in the eastern direction of the contact line. The forward detachments of the Defense Army of Artsakh keep confidently carrying out their combat tasks along the entire line of contact and they are ready to give an adequate response to any provocations of the adversary. The Azeri Defense Ministry has confirmed its losses. According to unconfirmed information, Azerbaijan lost from 7 to 16 servicemen.