Ombudsman: Fight between servicemen of Armed Forces of Armenia and  Azerbaijan near village of Khoznavar confirms absolute necessity of  creating security zone 

ArmInfo.Representatives of the Human Rights Defender visited the hospital of Armenian servicemen who were injured in an incident provoked by the Azerbaijani military on May 20 in the Sev lich region (Black Lake, Ed. note), the Ombudsman's  office on Facebook reports.

According to the information, on behalf of the Ombudsman,  representatives of the Office of the Human Rights Defender (HRD) met  with the injured RA servicemen immediately after they were  transferred to the Yerevan military hospital.

During separate conversations, it turned out that on May 20,  Azerbaijani armed people, again referring to an openly false map,  tried to occupy a hill located in the area adjacent to Sev Lich in  the Syunik region of Armenia - in a deeper area in the direction of  the village of Khoznavar.

The Armenian military demanded that the Azerbaijani military return  to their original position. "At first, they said they agreed to  fulfill the demand, but after a while - in the evening, showing  aggressive behavior, they deliberately provoked a fight and a group  of several dozen soldiers attacked the Armenian servicemen.  In  general, the incident lasted 20-30 minutes, after which the  Azerbaijani military were forced leave this area, " said in the  message.

It is noted that doctors assess the state of health of all Armenian  servicemen as satisfactory. Mostly, they received hand injuries,  maxillofacial injuries and other minor injuries, and currently  continue to receive the necessary medical care. The RA Human Rights  Defender considers the specific action described by the Azerbaijani  armed servicemen as a serious provocation, which is actually directed  against the civilian population of the RA Syunik villages, taking  into account their attempt to appear illegally in the direction of  Khoznavar village.  The RA Ombudsman considers the indicated actions  of the armed servicemen of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan in the  context of the illegal invasion of the sovereign territory of Armenia  on May 12 and May 13, threats with the demonstration of weapons  against the shepherds of Syunik and Gegharkunik, the implementation  of provocations near border villages, the formation of tension among  the civilian population. "All these frankly illegal, criminally  punishable actions of the Azerbaijani military should be considered  as a single intention: What happened once again confirms the absolute  necessity of the proposal of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia to  create a security zone," the Ombudsman's office said.