NKR Defense Ministry: Azerbaijan responsible for tension at frontline

July 15, 2015 - 16:20 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Unlike the previous days, Azerbaijan violated ceasefire regime at Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact line more intensively, press service for NKR Defense Ministry reports.

The Defense Army units remained committed to the ceasefire agreement for the most part and took retaliatory measures only in case of extreme necessity.

Azerbaijan spread another disinformation lately, accusing the Armenian side of bombarding peaceful locations. Meanwhile, NKR Defense Ministry announced that the Azerbaijani Defense Minister declared about their intention to bombard areas, inaccessible to firearms, with large-caliber weapons.

The Armenian side has never acted as an aggressor, violating ceasefire regime, the ministry said.

Concerning the Azeri Minister’s statement on shelling the Armenian territories, Artsakh Defense Army commandership says their response will be incommensurable, leading to irreversible losses in case of such turn of affairs.

NKR Ministry stated that Azerbaijan will bear the responsibility for the tension created at the line of contact.

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.