[ Azatutyun ] Armenia Slams Azerbaijan Over ‘Aggressive Actions’ In Nagorno-Karabakh
In a statement issued late on Thursday the Armenian Foreign Ministry said that “such actions by Baku seriously endanger regional stability and peace.”
It said that in late afternoon Azerbaijani armed forces violated the line of contact with Nagorno-Karabakh in the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping mission and moved into the village of Parukh in the region’s eastern Askeran district.
The ministry said that Yerevan expects that “the Russian peacekeeping force in whose area of responsibility the provocation takes place will undertake measures to ensure that the Azerbaijani troops immediately return to their initial positions and adhere to the commitments undertaken under the November 9 Trilateral Statement.”
Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry has denied any advancement of its troops “in the territory of Azerbaijan where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily deployed.”
In a statement issued yesterday it said that “specifications of positions and locations are taking place on the ground” and that “no clashes or incidents have occurred.”
“Armenian media artificially exaggerate the situation. The goal is to create an atmosphere that can cause hysteria and mislead the public. There is no reason to worry,” the ministry said, as quoted by the Azerbaijani news website Haqqin.az.
Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported late on Thursday that the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh was discussed in a telephone conversation between Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikian and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu.
“Sergey Shoigu gave assurances that the situation was in the center of the Russian side’s attention and that necessary steps were being taken to resolve it peacefully,” the Armenian ministry said in a statement.
DPA Notes: No idea who is the honest party here…
Usually such things, is probably a result of some miscommunication or misunderstanding…