ArmInfo. The RA Ministry of Defense does not confirm the reports of the Armenian media about the accumulation or movement of the Azerbaijani armed forces on the border. This was stated to journalists on March 21 by the head of the Armenian Defense Ministry Suren Papikyan.
He noted that earlier the RA Ministry of Defense asked the Azerbaijani side to provide evidence of the shelling of Azerbaijani positions allegedly committed by the Armenian side. "We say, if you have evidence, provide it to us. The Armenian side, in turn, is ready to study these materials and take appropriate measures. So far, no reaction has been received from Baku," Papikyan emphasized.
He added that all dangerous actions, shots fired by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the direction of Armenian positions are assessed by the Armenian Defense Ministry. Papikyan once again called on media representatives to publish verified data. In this context, the minister did not confirm the fact of intensive shelling of Armenian positions in the Sotk region, which is all over social networks.
Answering a question about the death of a soldier as a result of pneumonia, the minister noted that in all cases of deaths of military personnel, both official investigations and investigations are conducted by law enforcement agencies.
On March 21, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, for the 13th time in the last six days, made accusations against Armenia about alleged violations of the ceasefire. The Armenian Defense Ministry denies all these accusations.