YEREVAN, May 27 (Xinhua) The Armenian Defense Ministry said Thursday that six Armenian servicemen were taken captive by Azerbaijani troops near the border. T
Yerevan condemns Azerbaijan s capture of Armenian troops
Armenian Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that Armenian troops were planting mines along the borderline and installing warning signs not for subversive purposes
YEREVAN, May 27. /TASS/. Azerbaijan s capture of six Armenian troops in the border Gegharkunik Province was a provocation aimed at raising tensions, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Read also The inflammatory activities of Azerbaijan s military and political leadership are aimed at further exacerbating tensions, which can seriously undermine regional peace and stability. We strongly condemn Azerbaijan s use of force against Armenia s territorial integrity and sovereignty. We would like to emphasize that Azerbaijan s military and political leadership is responsible for the activities of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, the statement reads.
Azerbaijanâs top brass claims 24 Armenian servicemen attempted to infiltrate Azeri border The Azerbaijani forces captured and disarmed six Armenian servicemen, others, according to the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan, hastily left the territory and retreated
BAKU, May 27. /TASS/. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday that 24 Armenian servicemen made an attempt to penetrate the republic’s territory.
Read also According to preliminary data, the enemy’s two reconnaissance and subversive groups crossed the state border in two directions. One group consisted of nine and the other of 15 servicemen. The movement of the reconnaissance and subversive groups was placed under control. The Azerbaijani Army’s units took urgent operational measures against both of the enemy’s groups upon an attempt to lay mines along supply routes and pass leading to our posts, the statement says.
Yerevan working with Russia to resolve border dispute with Baku, says Pashinyan
The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the area of the Gegharkunik and Syunik border regions has remained tense since May 12
YEREVAN, May 27. /TASS/. Armenia is effectively cooperating with the Russian side to settle the situation on the border with Azerbaijan, acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday. We are working with our Russian partners very effectively and, as you know, the defense minister and the deputy chief of the General Staff are currently in Moscow , the acting prime minister said at a meeting with residents of the border settlement of Kut in the Gegharkunik Province, responding to a question about what Moscow and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) were doing to settle the situation on the border with Azerbaijan.