The RA Foreign Ministry let us know the situation at the border, which we’ve shared below.
“On April 11, around 4:00 p.m., in the territory of the Republic of Armenia, in the area of the village of Tegh, Syunik region, a group of Azerbaijani armed forces soldiers approached the RA armed forces soldiers under the pretext of adjusting the border deployment points, provoked fire from firearms, then fire from other weapons of different calibers in the direction of the Armenian Armed Forces servicemen and positions. The service members of the RA Armed Forces took retaliatory actions and defended the sovereign territory of the RA. There are casualties and injuries.
These aggressive actions of the Azerbaijani side were carried out despite the willingness of the Armenian side to resolve the problems on the ground through constructive negotiations.
The provocation is another violation of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia. This policy of Azerbaijan is not new; it is the continuation of 2021. in May and November, as well as in September 2022, attacks on Armenia resulted from Azerbaijan occupying the sovereign territories of Armenia.
It is a fact that the use of force and the threat of the use of force are an integral part of Azerbaijan’s policy and aim to significantly destabilize the region and undermine the efforts of mediation partners to continue peace negotiations.
We call on the international community and all partners interested in peace and stability in the region to condemn Azerbaijan’s aggressive actions through targeted statements and straightforward steps and prevent the latter from further escalating the situation.”
