“We’ve seen the fragile ceasefire put in place. We were encouraged initially that it appeared to be holding, but obviously tensions remain on the ground. The Secretary has reached out to leaders of both countries, Azerbaijan and Armenia.”
“Here only the possibility of escalation of the so-called frozen conflict is available. And rather sharp throughout the recent period. And, unfortunately, aggravation of armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh won’t reduce as well,” Bordyuzha stated.
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Movement of adversary’s military equipment was noted in the northern direction of the contact line. Defense Army frontline units attentively watch the developments on the frontline and quell the adversary by punitive measures.
“Tactically, maybe they have registered some successes,” Mnatsakanyan conceded. “But I would say that considering all the force they used, it’s rather a defeat for them.” He claims the Azerbaijanis had lost 24 tanks in the four-day battle in early April. The two sides have radically different casualty counts, and it’s impossible to independently verify the numbers. But Azerbaijani commentary has treated the campaign as a major victory after the smoldering defeat of the 1992-1994 war.
Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan has departed for Moscow to take part in the upcoming 5th International Security Conference.
Azerbaijani forces continued shelling civilian settlements and military positions of Nagorno Karabakh overnight.
The Defense Ministry of Armenia informs that 18 ceasefire violations were recorded in the northeastern part of Armenian-Azerbaijani state border on the night of April 26.
The NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns any attempts of the Azerbaijani authorities to reconsider these agreements, regarding them as an overt intention of Azerbaijan to unleash a new war, and insists on the full restoration of the ceasefire regime established in May 1994.
Given the current situation, the Ministry of Defense of the NKR advises the Azerbaijani army to respect the arrangement on ceasing the fire reached between the parties on the latter’s request and warns against turning the peaceful settlements into firing positions and making them legitimate military targets. Otherwise, the Azerbaijan’s military-political command will bear the whole responsibility for the consequences.
