Scores of veterans and young people gathered in front of the Artsakh Union of Freedom Fighters building in the early morning of April 2, requesting to immediately head to the frontline. In an interview with “Artsakhpress”, representative of the Union Alvaro Shekyan said that hundreds of volunteer fighters have already registered to leave to the frontline now.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova announced that Russia is consulting with its partners, the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group. “We are following the developments of the situation”, Zakharova said.
The “Yerkrapah” Volunteer Union is hundred percent ready to perform its duties. The press secretary of the “Yerkrapah” Volunteer Union informed their official position in an interview with “Armenpress”. He assured that the “Yerkrapah” Volunteer Union President Manvel Grigoryan is cooperating and being assigned tasks by the Supreme Commanders of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, and gives assignments within the organizations headed by him.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin is concerned about the military operations on the contact line of Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan. As reports Ria Novosti”, the Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “President Putin has called on the conflicting parties to immediately cease fire and to exercise restraint,” Peskov said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia has issued a statement harshly condemning the provocative measures of the armed forces of Azerbaijan on Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line. As 168.am was informed from the Department of Press, Information and Public Relations of MFA Armenia, the statement reads as follows,
Armenia is also actively engaged in the fight against nuclear terrorism and initiatives related to the non-proliferation of the weapons of mass destruction through the implementation of all necessary measures envisaged by the UN SC Resolution 1540 and adoption of the corresponding National Action Plan.
Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan chaired the Security Council meeting on the large-scale violations of the ceasefire regime initiated by the enemy along the Karabagh-Azerbaijani borderline on April 2.
Military harassment will end with the rapid defeat of Azerbaijan. Artsakh war hero Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan stated this in an interview with “Armenpress”, commenting on the offensive actions of the Azerbaijani armed forces on the contact line of Nagorno Karabakh- Azerbaijani opposing forces. “Aliyev has no other measures and he chose this kind of strategy, but if a war begins, he will lose after 2 days. He now leads such a strategy, and now we have to think what to do, “Ter-Tadevosyan said.
According to the data of the Defense Army, the Azerbaijani armed forces fired MM-21 (Grad) multiple rocket launcher on April 2, at 08: 30 in the direction of Martuni (NKR), killing 12 year old Vaghinak Grigoryan and wounding two others.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan convened a consultation on March 2 regarding the large-scale offensive actions of Azerbaijan along the entire contact line of Karabakh-Azerbaijan opposing forces. The consultation was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for International Economic Integration and Reforms of Armenia Vache Gabrielyan, Minister of Health Armen Muradyan, Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan, Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan and Deputy Foreign Minister Shavaarsh Kocharyan.
