ArmInfo.The armed forces of Azerbaijan, on May 13, again under the pretext of "clarifying the border", carried out another provocation against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, trying to ensure positional advancement in the border regions of Vardenis and Sisian.
As reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Defense, in both cases, as a result of the actions of the RA Armed Forces, the advance was stopped, the Azerbaijani side was demanded to immediately leave the territory and return to its initial positions.
"The RA Ministry of Defense regards these actions of Azerbaijan, which began on May 12, as an open provocation. To avoid an unpredictable development of the situation, the Armenian Defense Ministry demands that the armed forces of this country immediately return to their original positions and refrain from encroaching on the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia," statement of the RA Ministry of Defense reads.