ArmInfo. Since yesterday, we have been in constant contact with the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and the Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization in connection with the situation on the state border. Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said this on July 13 during an extraordinary meeting of the RA government, referring to the aggravation of the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border.
At the same time, he added that from the point of view of exchanging information and contacts, work continues. "In parallel with this, we are in touch with the CSTO Secretary General and member countries of the Organization, contacts are also ongoing. And with the rest of our international partners, cooperation continues, and we very transparently inform about all developments in the situation, the processes that are taking place in this direction, "said Mnatsakanyan.
In his turn, the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated that the Armenian Armed Forces are confident in controlling the situation at the forefront, and there is no doubt that the Armenian Armed Forces will ensure the inviolability of the state borders of the Republic of Armenia.
It should be noted that the day before, at around 12:30, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, for reasons unknown to the Armenian side, attempted to violate the state border of the Republic of Armenia in the Tavush direction by UAZ car. After warning the Armenian side, leaving the UAZ car, the enemy troops returned to their positions. At 13:45, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, using artillery fire, tried to capture the Armenian stronghold, but were thrown back by the fire, incurring loss of manpower. There are no losses from the Armenian side.
Toward evening, the enemy resumed shelling of Armenian positions, in the direction of a strong point that had not previously been captured. All night the Azerbaijani Armed Forces subjected to intensive firing of 82 mm mortars and tanks from the aforementioned strong point.
As it became known, in the morning, after two or three hours of calm, the enemy resumed provocative actions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border in the Tavush direction, and continued shelling of Armenian positions.
The Armenian side warned the enemy that all responsibility for further aggravation of the situation would fall on the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan.
According to the official statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, during the incident yesterday, three servicemen of the Azerbaijani army were killed and four were injured. -0- It is also worth noting that in connection with this situation, a statement was made by the Turkish Foreign Ministry expressing unconditional support to Azerbaijan.