ArmInfo. Any kind of assault from the enemy will be stopped by the NKR Defense Army. This was stated in a conversation with the correspondent of ArmInfo by the press-secretary of the head of Artsakh David Babayan. At the same time, he stated that many Azerbaijani servicemen go to fight in the ranks of the terrorist group "Islamic State" as mercenaries. "There is documentary evidence that Azerbaijani mercenaries are particularly cruel, and the most brutal massacres in the Middle East were committed by Azerbaijani mercenaries, the Syrian side has stated this many times, however, the experience gained by the Azerbaijani military in the ranks of the IG will not help in their attempts at Karabakh, "Babayan said. In the same place, he stressed that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces lost not only rank-and-file officers, but also officers - all those who carry out encroachments on the Karabakh territories. According to him, this will continue, the Armenian side will stop all attacks of the enemy. It should be noted that according to a report by the NKR Defense Army, on January 20 the enemy fired at Karabakh positions located in the northern direction of the line of contact of Karabakh-Azerbaijani troops from percussionous UAVs. In addition, according to the information massed in the media, at the same time, an Azerbaijani sniper group was operating on the contact line, which tried to go deeper into the Armenian territory. However, the enemy's actions were stopped, as a result of which an Azerbaijani officer was killed, who was involved in the capture of the height of the "Lele-tepe" during the April 2016 war.

ArmInfo. The Azerbaijani  Armed Forces fired on Karabakh positions from mortars. ArmInfo was  informed about this in the press service of the NKR Defense Army.

ArmInfo. On October 22, violating the Geneva agreements of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan fired on the positions of the NKR Defense Army located in the northeast direction of the line  of contact from grenade launchers (5 salvos) and Israeli multifunctional anti-tank missile systems "Spike" 1 rocket). This is mentioned in the statement of the NKR Defense Army, submitted to  in ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.Serzh Sargsyan does not believe that the July events on the at the contact  line  (Azerbaijan used the civilian population as a human shield, during the shelling of the Karabakh positions -ed.)  -are  a new stage  of  the Karabakh conflict, because,  according to his assessment, unfortunately, it is pretty long time the tension on the contact line has been established . 

ArmInfo. European friends of Armenia (EuFoA) and the European Parliament deputies made a joint statement in connection with the recent aggravation of the situation on the Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact line.

ArmInfo.There is no alternative to the negotiation process within the framework of the  Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. This was stated by the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Franz Klintsevich, commenting on another aggravation in the conflict zone, the "Parliamentary Newspaper" reports.

ArmInfo.The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Armenia and Azerbaijan by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have expressed their concern  at the escalation of violence near Alkhani village in the Fuzili region, and regretted that this has led to casualties among which are civilians, including reportedly a two-year-old child.

ArmInfo. Azerbaijani official propaganda continues to be true to its policy, based on lies and falsifications, according NKR Defense Army statement today.

ArmInfo.The co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group did not circulate a new statement in  connection with the incident that took place on July 4 of the current  year at the contact line of Karabakh-Azerbaijani troops, according to  the press service of OSCE in Vienna, answering the question why there  is no official statement of the intermediaries on the Organization's  website.  

ArmInfo. The UN is concerned about the growing tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was briefed by the UN press secretary. Stephane Dujarric

ArmInfo.The US Department of State expressed deep concern over the July 4 ceasefire violations in the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact, the State Department  spokesperson Heather NauErt said.

ArmInfo. There is no military solution to the Karabakh conflict - this evidence was proved by the incident of July 4, which killed civilians. This was stated by former  OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Vyacheslav Trubnikov to haqqin.az.  "Here  you can see what the pause in the negotiation process leads to.

ArmInfo.Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan, assessing the recent actions of Baku aimed at aggravating the situation in Nagorno Karabakh stated  that this is another crime of the hereditary Baku regime based on hatred against the neighboring people and the blood of its own people.

ArmInfo.Artsakh defense army has never acted as the initiator of attack, but is always ready to retaliate by any retaliatory steps any provocative action by the adversary, the  head of NKR Defense Army Levon Mnatsakanyan stated, referring to the accusations of Baku about the shelling of populated areas.

ArmInfo.Peaceful population on both sides of the border has long become a hostage to the policy of Azerbaijani authorities on constant escalation of tension at the  contact line between armed forces of Artsakh and Azerbaijan and  sabotaging the efforts of intermediaries to restore the negotiation  process. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh message  reads, spread after the Azerbaijani provocation. 

ArmInfo.The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova,  called on the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to stop the bloodshed.

ArmInfo. On July 4, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces continued to violate the ceasefire at various sections of the Artsakh-Azerbaijani border. In particular, around 11:30 - 11:35 in the eastern direction, the Azerbaijani side used 82 mm mortar (4 shells), in the same sector in the period from 12:45 to 12:55 - antitank grenade launcher (3 shells), in the south direction at 13:35 - 60 mm mortar (3 shells), at 19:10 - 60 mm mortar (2 shells).

ArmInfo. The UN issued a statement in connection with the situation in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

ArmInfo. The latest violations of the ceasefire regime on the contact line of the  Karabakh-Azerbaijani troops, which led to numerous victims, apparently remind that the status quo is not viable. This is stated in the statement of the EU in connection with the aggravation of the situation in the zone of the Karabakh conflict, received in ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. During May 16-17 night  the enemy violated the cease fire at the contact line of   Karabakh-Azerbaijani forces contact line over 60 times.