ArmInfo.The Armenian Foreign Ministry issued a statement in connection with the death of an Armenian soldier on the state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan as a result of an enemy sniper shot.
Thus, in a statement by the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in ArmInfo, it was noted in particular: "On March 10, as a result of a violation of the regime of termination by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on the Nakhijevan direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border, a contract soldier, Private Zohrab Sianosyan (1994) was killed by a sniper .p). The Armenian Foreign Ministry expresses deep condolences to the family and relatives of the deceased soldier. In recent days, this is another attempt by Azerbaijan to deliberately aggravate the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. " The Armenian Foreign Ministry reminded that on March 6, the Azerbaijani armed forces attempted sabotage penetration in the Tavush direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border.
"Azerbaijan's periodic attempts to aggravate the situation on the border in Armenia, expand the geography of tension, and not apply existing mechanisms to reduce escalation, indicate that Azerbaijan's steps to destabilize regional security and peace are deliberate. Such actions by Azerbaijan suggest that the introduction of international mechanisms to reduce the risks of the Karabakh peace process is an important priority, and the implementation of existing agreements in this direction is necessary conditions for further strengthening the peace process, "the statement of the Armenian Foreign Ministry said. The day before it became known on March 10 at about 3:30 p.m. from a sniper shot at Armenian positions located in the southeastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border, a soldier of the Armenian Armed Forces contract service, Private Zohrab Grigoryevich Sianosyan, born in 1994, drafted from the commissariat of Ararat, was killed.