The highest authorities of Azerbaijani not only did not stop, but also deepened the policy of Armenophobia and fascist enmity towards the entire population of Armenia, and the entire Armenian people. This is about genocidal policy.
The Armed Forces of Armenia have deployed more units along the eastern borders of Syunik and Gegharkunik to prevent Azerbaijani troops from advancing further into the country’s territory.
The US Department of State has issued an alert warning its citizens against travelling to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) amid the reported tensions along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the high risks of contracting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.
he Armenian Ministry of Defense says there’s been no change as of the morning of May 18 in the situation which was created after the Azerbaijani military breached the Armenian border on May 12 and May 13.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday expressed Moscow’s willingness to assist Armenia and Azerbaijan in border demarcation activities.
French President Emanuel Macron made a post in Armenian on his Facebook page after a telephone conversation with caretaker Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas discussed the situation in Armenia’s Syunik province during the telephone conversations with Armenia’s caretaker defense minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan and caretaker foreign minister Ara Aivazian, the CSTO reports.
The Executive Body of the Republican Party of Armenia expresses its concern about the created situation around Syunik Province, particularly the fact that Azerbaijani troops have trespassed the state border in the sector of “Sev Litch” (Black Lake) and the fact that they have advanced at a depth of 3.5 kilometers.
Azerbaijani servicemen were spotted close to the Syunik region early on Wednesday in what was believed to be “border verification activities” at a section lying in the vicinity of Armenia’s southern region.
“The incidents related to the illegal entry of Armenian servicemen into the territory of Azerbaijan at the end of November last year, the death and wounding of Azerbaijani servicemen in December are a war crime committed against Azerbaijan. As a result of the operations carried out by the Azerbaijani special services, some of the Armenian servicemen who carried out provocative and subversive operations were killed and some were arrested. Investigations into them are ongoing.”
