Armenia defends right to do engineering work on border

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Defense Ministry has declared that the implementation of engineering works within the sovereign territory of Armenia is the exclusive sovereign right of the Republic of Armenia.

The statement comes amid continuous accusations from the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, alleging that the Armed Forces of Armenia are “actively concentrating, actively moving personnel, armored vehicles, artillery, and other weaponry in various directions along the border.”

Additionally, the Azerbaijani MoD has released edited videos depicting engineering, fortification, and construction activities of infrastructure of defensive nature and purpose in general undertaken in recent months in the rear protection areas of the Armed Forces of Armenia, thus trying to present it as intensive activities and troop build-ups along the front lines in the last few days.

“The Ministry of Defenսe of the Republic of Armenia asserts that the implementation of engineering works within the sovereign territory of Armenia is the exclusive sovereign right of the Republic of Armenia. These activities are purely defensive and are aimed at safeguarding the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia,” the Armenian Ministry said.

“As previously stated, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia deems the operational situation along the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border to be stable. Consequently, the MoD does not perceive the necessity to implement additional measures for border protection. Therefore, the information regarding troop concentration is not reflective of the current reality.”