ArmInfo.The OSCE MG`s addressed statement made last week is very important from the political point of view. On May 23, in Yerevan, said the head of the Defense Policy Department of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia Levon Ayvazyan in a press conference touching upon Minsk Group's last statement.
"I believe it is not the last addressed statement of the Co-chairs. Speaking about the permanent violations of ceasefire, we must understand that our enemy and neighbor is unpredictable and his actions have no logic and are unaccaptable", Ayvazyan said. At the same time he considers that the goal of the violations of the ceasefire is to create tension, try to effect psychologically on the people of both sides and on the international community.
On May 18, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs issued a statement in connection with the missile strike struck on May 15 by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on the military site of Nagorno-Karabakh: "According to information collected from several reliable sources, on May 15 the Azerbaijani armed forces fired a missile strike on military equipment on the opposite side of the contact line. From the evening of May 16 until May 17, the Armenian armed forces struck back with mortars of various calibers. These actions by both sides are a serious violation of the ceasefire and are of concern. There are conflicting reports about the goals of these recent attacks, as well as on the victims and the damage done. The co-chairs of the Minsk Group and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office continue to collect additional data and analytical materials in order to obtain more complete and accurate information on the current situation. The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs condemn these recent violations of the ceasefire regime and urge the parties to take all necessary measures to prevent further escalation of the conflict."