Two servicemen of the Armenian Armed Forces – Major Garush Hambardzumyan and Captain Sos Elbakyan, were fatally wounded by the shot fired from the Azerbaijani side at the north-eastern section of the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border, Armenian defense ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said on Facebook.
Deputy defense minister of Azerbaijan Karim Valiyev announced that Major-General of the Azerbaijani army Hashimov Polad has died in the clashes on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.
The entrance of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Paris, France, has been colored with the notes “No to War”, “Stop Aliyev”, Zartonk Media reports.
US Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone and Senator Edward J. Markey expressed their support for Armenia and the Armenian people, condemning the recent provocative actions taken by Azerbaijan along the Armenia border.
At night, movement of a tank of the Azerbaijani armed forces has been observed from the Armenian military positions, but it was stopped by the shot fired from the Armenian side, Defense minister’s spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said on Facebook.
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, commented on the fighting along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, presenting the concern of the UN Secretary-General over the incident.
Minister of Defense of Armenia David Tonoyan briefed the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk on the actions unleashed by Azerbaijan in the direction of Tavush Province of Armenia.
Armenian foreign ministry voices a strong condemnation of the ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijan’i armed forces in the direction of the Tavush region of the Republic of Armenia starting from the afternoon of July 12, which was “accompanied by the attempts to infiltrate into Armenian positions with the use of artillery. As a result of the proportionate actions of the Armenian side, these provocative actions have been effectively suppressed”,- says the written statement of the spokesperson of the Armenia’s MFA Anna Naghdalyan.
The shooting on the border- line of Armenia and Azerbaijan that had been provoked by the armed forces Azerbaijan periodically continues with periodical intensity.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany referred to the vandalism on the Armenian Genocide Memorial during her daily press briefing on July 6, Armenpress reports citing the White House.
