“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.”
“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.