ArmInfo. Foreign journalists and bloggers visited military positions in the military units of the Artsakh Defense Army, located in the northern direction of the  contact line of the troops.

ArmInfo. Any kind of assault from the enemy will be stopped by the NKR Defense Army. This was stated in a conversation with the correspondent of ArmInfo by the press-secretary of the head of Artsakh David Babayan. At the same time, he stated that many Azerbaijani servicemen go to fight in the ranks of the terrorist group "Islamic State" as mercenaries. "There is documentary evidence that Azerbaijani mercenaries are particularly cruel, and the most brutal massacres in the Middle East were committed by Azerbaijani mercenaries, the Syrian side has stated this many times, however, the experience gained by the Azerbaijani military in the ranks of the IG will not help in their attempts at Karabakh, "Babayan said. In the same place, he stressed that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces lost not only rank-and-file officers, but also officers - all those who carry out encroachments on the Karabakh territories. According to him, this will continue, the Armenian side will stop all attacks of the enemy. It should be noted that according to a report by the NKR Defense Army, on January 20 the enemy fired at Karabakh positions located in the northern direction of the line of contact of Karabakh-Azerbaijani troops from percussionous UAVs. In addition, according to the information massed in the media, at the same time, an Azerbaijani sniper group was operating on the contact line, which tried to go deeper into the Armenian territory. However, the enemy's actions were stopped, as a result of which an Azerbaijani officer was killed, who was involved in the capture of the height of the "Lele-tepe" during the April 2016 war.

ArmInfo.It is obvious that calm at the line of contact of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani troops is not included in the plans of the Baku militarists. This was the reaction  of Tigran Balayan, Press Secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry,  to the message of NKR on the attack of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces  on the Karabakh positions from the Israeli multifunctional anti-tank  missile systems Spike.

ArmInfo.The NKR Defense Army still does not have systems for reconnaissance in the enemy's rear. The Head of the operational department of the Defense Army of  the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Colonel Viktor Arustamyan announced  this at the conference "Military-Political Tactics of the Enemy and  Our Actions" organized by the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" on September 4 in  Yerevan.

ArmInfo.There is no alternative to the negotiation process within the framework of the  Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. This was stated by the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Franz Klintsevich, commenting on another aggravation in the conflict zone, the "Parliamentary Newspaper" reports.

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ArmInfo.Another Azerbaijani sabotage on the contact line with the armed forces of Artsakh, which claimed the lives of three Armenian servicemen, cannot be characterized otherwise than murder. Ara Babloyan, Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia, wrote about this on his Facebook page, which is currently on a visit to Artsakh. At the same time, he stressed that no diversion can keep the Armenian side from reaching its goals.

ArmInfo. As a result of another diversion of Azerbaijan, 3 Armenian servicemen were killed on the contact line of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani troops.

ArmInfo. An essential growth in different sectors and aspects took place in Artsakh in recent decade. Such an opinion was stated at a press conference by Garnick  Isaghulyanm the Advisor of NKR mission to Yerevan. 

ArmInfo.Official Stepanakert disproves Azerbaijani  Defense Ministry information on annihilation of Armenian combat unit. 

ArmInfo.In my opinion, we should expect an increase in the degree of tension on the line of contact of the opposing sides of the Karabakh conflict by the summer, the  director of the Center for Regional Studies Richard Kirakosyan believes.

ArmInfo.As long as the parties to the Karabakh conflict are allowed to check each other for strength on the lines of contact, the diplomatic round on Karabakh intends to alternate with becoming an additional tool to persuade a negotiating partner and new military charges.  Russian analyst Sergei Markedonov expressed such an opinion to ArmInfo.

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ArmInfo. The willingness to negotiate "around the exchange of territories for peace" recently voiced by Elmar Mamedyarov is a long-awaited interim solution for  Azerbaijan. An independent analyst, ex-head of the Ministry of  Foreign Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh Arman Melikyan expressed such  opinion to ArmInfo.  The last week was characterized by a significant  increase in tension on the Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line. 

ArmInfo.Resuming of April 2016 in Karabakh is unavoidable. Such an opinion was stated by Vladimir Evseev, the CIS countries Caucasus Institute deputy director, while delivering a speech at the round table session dedicated to South Caucasus  Security, held in Yerevan recently. 

ArmInfo. On April 25 Karen Armeni Avetisyan (1998), a servicemen of one of  NKR military bases located at northern sector of the region, got a deadly gunshot wound  . 

ArmInfo.Artsakh Defense Army reported about the continuing ceasefire violations.

ArmInfo. We should make and will make Artsakh`s voice about the Azeri crimes heard in the entire world, Emil Babayan, Advisor to the NKR President, said at a meeting dedicated to Stepanakert blockade.         

ArmInfo.The authorities of Armenia and Artsakh have their share of responsibility for the losses on the line of contact, ex-foreign minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh  Republic (NKR), independent analyst Arman Melikyan has told ArmInfo. 

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