The Armenian Ministry of Defense reports that two servicemen, junior sergeants Smbat Gabrielyan and Grisha Matosyan, were killed by Azerbaijani gunfire along the northeastern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
Residents of the village’s lower neighborhood have been temporarily evacuated to safer areas.
Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan issued the following unedited statement today.
During filming, shots were sometimes heard, but it was generally calm Residents gathered in different parts of the village to discuss the news of the day.
The Armenian Ministry of Defense reports that Major Garush Hambardzumyan and Captain Sos Elbakyan were fatally wounded by Azerbaijani gunfire in the northeastern part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border.
Police are turning back reporters driving towards the town of Berd, in Armenia’s northwestern Tavush Province, the site of recent border clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani military forces.
Armenia highly values France’s consistent steps aimed at a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh issue as well as establishment of a durable peace in the South Caucasus.
Zohrab Mnatsakanyan underscored the unacceptability of Azerbaijan's actions aimed at destabilizing the situation and undermining security in the region.
Azerbaijan must unconditionally cease such actions and take the necessary steps to prevent further escalation, for which it bears full responsibility.
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