A range of issues related to the wide-scale military operations unleashed by the adversary from 2 to 5 April were discussed during the meeting.
“Our conversation was about the issues which worry us today. You know the worries, confidence and firmness of both the Armenian leadership and the Karabakhi leadership. So I think the leadership is calmly and moderately doing whatever the current situation demands,” Ter-Petrosyan said.
A.Navasardyan considers, Azerbaijanis are “terribly” afraid of Karabakh’s return to the negotiation table, “I consider, currently they are ready to sign any document, just not to let Karabakh enter into negotiations. And if Karabakh is recognized as a subject of international law, its recognition will follow that process.”
Despite that the ceasefire agreement was mainly maintained in the line of contact between KarabakhAzerbaijani opposing forces on the night of May 1 and throughout the morning of May 2, however, there are gatherings and active movements of the Azerbaijani armed forces in various directions of the frontline.
Azerbaijan’s offensive was clearly the result of planning and training but it was not a blitzkrieg aimed at liberating territories under Armenian occupation – once the mission was completed, Azerbaijan announced a unilateral truce. Baku gambled on psychological factors such as a demonstration of the technological advancement of its armed forces.
NKR Defense Ministry shares the huge grieve of the loss and expresses solidarity with the family members, relatives and co-servicemen of the killed soldiers. NKR Defense Ministry announces that the activities of the adversary will not remain un-responded, while the Azerbaijani side will bear the responsibility for their consequences.
“We accepted that statement and immediately got ready to such developments. Casting doubt to their purposes will mean we continue being in confusion. Our child killed near the school, bodies of our beheaded young people, 90 year-old parents killed in their own homes and other atrocities edify, this time again they came to behead us, to torture graves of our ancestors, to rape our wives and sisters. Accordingly, I consider, we are obliged to give proper qualifications to their actions, and implement all other forthcoming actions out of that harsh truth,” Bako Sahakyan said.
“There is no possible development that the issue will be solved without our participation. We have concrete position on the settlement, and we have announced that continuing negotiations in the upset format is more preferable for us than war. However this doesn’t mean we are renouncing our position on the conflict settlement. “
The Azerbaijani forces have deployed military units in populated regions and adjacent areas by violating the Article 52 of the 1949 Geneva Convention.
“We have mentioned earlier today about the Mataghis bombardment by the Azerbaijani armed forces. The Karabakhi side, adhering to its adopted strategy of facts, presents the video of Mataghis bombardment by the adversary over night April 27-28.”
