Sharmazanov stated that such actions by Azerbaijan are an act of terrorism against each MG Co-chair country, Russia, France, the USA. According to him, the impudent and terroristic actions of the criminal regime of Azerbaijan are also resulted by the general and unaddressed announcements and assessments of the international community.
The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia is in constant contact with international organizations and diplomatic/military representatives of foreign countries for necessary consultations and exchange of information regarding the developments on the contact line of Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijani opposing forces. This was stated by the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan.
According to the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army’s data, the Special Forces of the Defense Army located and neutralized in the outskirts of Leonarkh the adversary’s sabotage reconnaissance unit, which retreated by sustaining casualties.
The Armenian President was immediately briefed on the escalation of the situation on the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line. The Presidential aircraft will land in Yerevan in the upcoming hours”.
Azerbaijani armed forces continue large-scale attacks on the contact line of Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijani opposing forces.
The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia officially informs, that the Azerbaijani helicopter which was attacking Armenian positions, was downed in the eastern part of the Mrav Mountain.
The Foreign Ministry of Russia carefully examines the information of the situation in Karabakh conflict zone. “Armenpress” reports Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova announced about it. “We carefully examine the coming information”, she said.
” We are here to protect the honor of the civilized world. Finally Azerbaijan must be toughly responded by the international community for such behavior. It goes without saying that the international community must take practical steps”, David Babayan said.
In the southern, south-eastern and north-eastern directions of the contact line, on April 1 and early morning of April 2, the adversary carried out attack operations, using artillery, armored vehicles, and air force.
Serzh Sargsyan noted that Armenia is deeply concerned with the actions of the terrorist groups carried out in the vicinity of our country and strongly condemns them. The President mentioned with pain that as a result of the atrocities conducted in Iraq and Syria many Armenians residing there are being killed or become refugees and that centuries old relics of the Armenian spiritual and cultural heritage are destroyed and damaged.