ArmInfo. According to the specified data, the Azerbaijani shelling directed against the Armed Forces of Armenia from weapons of various calibers was carried out on July 5 at around 5:00 pm. Ombudsman of Armenia Arman Tatoyan wrote about this on his Facebook page. The report of the Human Rights Defender (HRD) notes that it turned out that the fire was opened from those positions that are located on the sovereign territory of Armenia. The Ombudsman notes that these territories are the pastures of the Vardenis community, where people also live.
"The shelling by the Azerbaijani armed forces near the village of Verin Shorzha proves that their very presence is a violation of the right of the inhabitants of Armenia to live in the neighborhood of the border villages of Armenia.
In the spring, summer and autumn months in these mountains people live with families, including with children, and are engaged in cattle breeding. In these places, the inhabitants of the communities are also engaged in agriculture.
Due to Azerbaijani shots, residents either cannot use these territories at all, or their use is strictly limited. At the same time, in relation to these territories, the residents of the communities have the rights enshrined in the legal documents of the competent bodies of the Republic of Armenia, "the statement of the HRC says.
Tatoyan also stressed that the regular shots of Azerbaijani servicemen in the vicinity of the villages of Gegharkunik region are a real threat to the life and health of the RA civilian population.
He once again stressed that the shots on July 5, 2021 once again prove that the presence of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the vicinity of the villages of the Gegharkunik and Syunik regions of the Republic of Armenia is a violation of the rights of the inhabitants of Armenia to life in the communities of the Syunik region.
Earlier, the RA Ministry of Defense reported that the enemy provoked a firefight on the Armenian- Azerbaijani border in the direction of the Gegharkunik region of the RA. As a result of these actions, there are injuries on both sides. The enemy rejects this information, assuring that the shootout took place on the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh.