The sides are not only ready to resist these minor military initiatives, but for wide-scale operations, as the sides have been intensively armed in the period of the last decade, and they continue observing the possibility of war resumption as a realistic scenario. He believes on account of tendencies of military science means one things—war is inevitable.
Defense Ministry of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) has released two separate footages and an audio recording proving the attempted subversive operation of the Azerbaijani units overnight to February 24-25.
“In a meeting with the commanding staff of the Armed Forces, the President of Armenia already gave a response to such behavior and stated that no any internal political process can impact the combat readiness of the Armed Forces. The evidence of the President’s speech is Azerbaijan’s today’s losses. The entire responsibility of the losses of the Azerbaijani side falls on that country’s Aliyev clan,” Sharmazanov said.
In defiance to the calls of the international community, the demands of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries to strictly adhere to the 1994-1995 ceasefire agreements and to refrain from the use of force and threat of use of force, last night the incursion attempt by the Azerbaijani side on the Line of Contact between Azerbaijan and Artsakh, is Baku’s another blow to the efforts by Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries exerted towards the peaceful settlement.
“The first ring indicates the release of Tropa mine-clearing line charge. The second ring shows the dust generated after its release, as well as the respective fire of the Armenian side. The third shot shows the escape of the Azerbaijani forces under the fire of the Armenian side.”
Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the OSCE Minsk Group CoChairing countries about the Azerbaijani attack attempt launched in the Nagorno KarabakhAzerbaijan line of contact overnight February 25.
“Azerbaijan initiates a premeditated provocation in the border with Karabakh, the Defense Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh prevented the attack attempt,” he writes on Twitter.
“It can be stated that the Minsk process didn’t give any results. However the fact that in recently there had not been a large-scale conict speaks in itself”, he said.
“Overnight February 24-25 by committing another attack towards the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh Republic) the Azerbaijani side suffered losses and was thrown back. For several days Azerbaijan’s military-political leadership was escalating the situation in the line of contact and spreading disinformation.
Issues related to programs to be implemented in the regions throughout 2017 have been touched upon, in connection with which the President gave instructions to heads of respective bodies.
