Monday, November 15 2021 14:41

ArmInfo.The Security Council Office of Armenia made a statement in connection with the situation on the eastern borders of the country.

Thus, the statement reads in particular: "On November 14, at about  1:00 pm, on one of the eastern sections of the Armenian-Azerbaijani  border, units of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan with the help of  armored vehicles invaded the sovereign territory of the Republic of  Armenia.  As a result of these actions of the Armed Forces of  Azerbaijan, four combat positions of the Armed Forces of Armenia were  under siege.

As a result of the negotiations, Azerbaijani military equipment and  troops that invaded the sovereign territory of the Republic of  Armenia left the territory of the Republic of Armenia, and units of  the RA Armed Forces were withdrawn from the above-mentioned four  combat positions.  Nevertheless, the Azerbaijani servicemen, who  invaded the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia in May  this year, continue to be deployed in the indicated area. Rumors that  the command of the RA Armed Forces or the political authorities gave  an order not to resist are untrue. The RA Security Council instructed  the relevant authorities to conduct a proper investigation of the  incident".

At the same time, the statement notes that the Security Council draws  the attention of the Russian Federation, the Collective Security  Treaty Organization and the international community to the continuing  aggressive actions of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan and emphasizes  that these actions are directed against the sovereignty, territorial  integrity and regional security and stability of the Republic of  Armenia, and also contradicts the provisions of the tripartite  declaration of November 9, 2020.

The Security Council Office of the Republic of Armenia also expresses  the determination of the authorities and people to defend the  sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of their  homeland.  The Council also touched upon the situation near the  village of Chakaten, and noted that the sections of the Goris-Kapan  and Kapan-Chakaten highways, which came under the control of  Azerbaijan, noted that "these territories are not located on the  territory of the Republic of Armenia in accordance with documents of  direct legal significance concerning the borders of Armenia and  Azerbaijan in the Soviet years".

"The Government of the Republic of Armenia has taken measures to  establish a new network of alternative roads in Syunik region, and  these works will be completed in the near future. We consider it  necessary to emphasize that not a single settlement in the Republic  of Armenia is deprived of a vital road, '' the Security Council said,  while spreading an obvious lie, since it is well known that as a  result of the establishment of a checkpoint on this area, six  Armenian villages were in a blockade.

"The Security Council of the Republic of Armenia continues to  emphasize the need for a peaceful settlement of the  Armenian-Azerbaijani border situation, that is, the equal withdrawal  of troops from the de jure established border of Soviet Armenia and  Soviet Azerbaijan and the beginning of the process of demarcation and  demarcation of borders under international auspices.  We also call on  the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to intensify efforts for a peaceful  and comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, "the  RA Security Council summed up.