The National Security Service of Armenia on Thursday, June 15 morning prevented the attempt of a group of soldiers of the border guard service of Azerbaijan to plant a flag on the territory of Armenia.

“As a result of the measures taken by the Armenian side, the advance of Azerbaijani servicemen and the attempt to plant a flag on the territory of the Republic of Armenia were prevented,” the NSS said in a statement.

The situation was reported as relatively stable at 10 am.