Azeri raid groups fail to penetrate into Armenian territory
12.08.2015,
14:22
Armenia’s ministry of defense has reported about two penetration attempts by Azerbaijani raiding force at the border with Armenia on Tuesday night.
YEREVAN, August 12. /ARKA/. Armenia’s ministry of defense has reported about two penetration attempts by Azerbaijani raiding force at the border with Armenia on Tuesday night.
The defense ministry’s statement also says that Azerbaijani armed forces launched 109 mortars from 82mm subartillery at the Armenian positions on the same night.
“The military and political leadership of Azerbaijan started permanently destabilizing the situation at Armenia-Azerbaijan state border and in the area of engagement of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic army of defense immediately after the closing of the European Games held in Baku on June 12-28,” the statement says.
Small arms of various caliber, as well as mortar launchers (60mm and 82mm) are used in the truce violations by Azeri force, says the report.
The ministry once again stresses the importance of exclusively peaceful solution to the Karabakh conflict and of maintaining the truce along the line of contact, as well as of the need to form atmosphere of mutual trust and apply instruments of international investigation into the violation cases, says the report.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. In a referendum on December 10, 1991, 99.89% of Nagorno-Karabakh population voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousand people were killed and about a million had to leave their homes during the military operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and has been followed since then. The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. –0--
The defense ministry’s statement also says that Azerbaijani armed forces launched 109 mortars from 82mm subartillery at the Armenian positions on the same night.
“The military and political leadership of Azerbaijan started permanently destabilizing the situation at Armenia-Azerbaijan state border and in the area of engagement of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic army of defense immediately after the closing of the European Games held in Baku on June 12-28,” the statement says.
Small arms of various caliber, as well as mortar launchers (60mm and 82mm) are used in the truce violations by Azeri force, says the report.
The ministry once again stresses the importance of exclusively peaceful solution to the Karabakh conflict and of maintaining the truce along the line of contact, as well as of the need to form atmosphere of mutual trust and apply instruments of international investigation into the violation cases, says the report.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. In a referendum on December 10, 1991, 99.89% of Nagorno-Karabakh population voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousand people were killed and about a million had to leave their homes during the military operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and has been followed since then. The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. –0--
