Talish, Nor Seysulan under Artsakh control: Armenian Defense Minister

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army controls and has the upper hand in the northern, southern and central sections of the contact line, Armenian Defense Minister said Tuesday, April 6.

“Situated deep behind the Defense Army, Talish and Nor Seysulan are under Karabakh troops’ control,” Seyran Ohanyan said.

According to Ohanyan, the Armenian and Azerbaijani chiefs of General Staff reached the agreement on cessation of fire at a Moscow-hosted meeting.

“In the framework of the mutual assistance agreement, the Defense Army’s combat readiness, its military capabilities, the overall arrangement of defense and the degree of preparedness give grounds for stating that the Karabakh troops are ready to give an adequate response to any activities,” Ohanyan said.

The parties to the Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral ceasefire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5.

Prior to that, on the night of April 1-2, Azerbaijani armed forces initiated overt offensive operations in the southern, southeastern and northeastern directions of the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh.

As many as 29 Karabakh servicemen were killed and 101 were wounded in the course of military operations. 28 Karabakh soldiers have gone missing so far.

As of April 5, the Azerbaijani side has lost 26 tanks and 4 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 1 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, 2 military helicopters and 11 unmanned aerial vehicles.

14 Karabakh tanks have been neutralized since April 2.