Armenia will force Azerbaijan to stop provocations: Defense Ministry

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Defense Ministry issued a statement to draw the OSCE Minsk Group’s and the international institutions’ attention to Azeri aggression.

According to the Defense Ministry, Azerbaijan’s usage of artillery weapons escalates the situation at the contact line in Karabakh conflict zone, which is another step towards large-scale military actions.

The Ministry noted that the Armenian armed forces’ restrained behavior, aimed at promoting the peaceful settlement of the process, the reaction of the OSCE Minsk Group and the international organizations have no effect on the rival. Moreover, Azerbaijan believes itself to have military superiority, resorting to adventurism in an atmosphere of impunity.

The Defense Ministry stressed that consistent escalation by Azerbaijan, as well as the international community’s unaddressed criticisms and statements of concern are unacceptable.

Therefore, in order to silence the rival, stop its actions and thereby contribute to the negotiation process, the Armenian armed forces will from now on take adequate measures to destroy artillery and missiles, keeping a constant eye on places of deployment of units of the Azerbaijani armed forces, all their moves, military equipment and manpower.