“I urge to abide to the ceasefire. Negotiations are the only way to settlement and peace, not force”, Margot Wallstrom stated.
“Fortunately, our colleges were not injured by the shelling. They told that there is no panic in Martakert. The locals are confident and are waiting for an order to support the Defense Army”, she said.
Bako Sahakyan highly appreciated the willingness of the “Yerkrapah” Volunteer Union to defend the homeland, and considered it an exemplary display of patriotism.
The Azerbaijani side continued bombarding civilian settlements and Defense Army positions in the line of contact on the early morning of April 4. The Press Service of the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Ministry released a statement.
“Canada firmly believes that there is no alternative to a peaceful, negotiated solution to this conflict,” Minister Dion said in a statement.
“Finally, good news. Armenian units have made major advancements in some sections of the frontline, liberating new positions and frontiers. Long live Armenian soldiers”, Hovhannisyan wrote.
The Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army is ready to discuss the cease-fire proposal in the context of the recovery of the initial positions.
Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan had a phone conversation on April 3 with the Iranian Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Hossein Dehghan, 168.am was informed by the Department of Information and Public Relations of the Ministry of Defense.
Igor Nazaruk was told that such statement does not correspond to the spirit of the Armenia-Belarus relations and opposes the commitments of CSTO and other international organizations, is detrimental to the peace process and encourages the use of force in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process.
Armenia First Deputy Defense Minister noted in his speech that the Armenian side is ready for any kind of development and if necessary – up to direct military support for NKR protection.
