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ARMENIAN SERVICEMEN OPEN FIRE ONLY IN EXTREME CASES - DEFENSE MINISTRY
Interfax
July 28, 2011
Russia
YEREVAN. July 28
Armenia honors ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone, Armenian
Defense Ministry press secretary David Karapetian said.
"The Armenian Armed Forces take reciprocal measures only in extreme
cases. If a civilian is hurt in the Armenian response to the breach
of ceasefire by Azerbaijani servicemen, the entire responsibility
for that rests upon Azerbaijan," a source at the Azerbaijani Defense
Ministry said citing Karapetian to Interfax.
The Azerbaijani channel ANS said that an Armenian sniper had seriously
wounded Rakhiba Poladova, a resident of the Gazakh district. The
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry did not confirm the incident.
Karapetian also said Azerbaijan could apply to an international agency
for holding an investigation.
"It is traditional for the Azerbaijani media to report civilian or
military casualties in gunfire coming from the Armenian side. The
Azerbaijani media should also publish statistics of ceasefire
violations by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, which is growing day
after day. For instance, contract servicemen of the Armenian Armed
Forces Karen Gukasian, 35, and Manvel Vanesian, 24, were injured in a
violation of ceasefire by Azerbaijani servicemen on July 26," he said.
Interfax
July 28, 2011
Russia
YEREVAN. July 28
Armenia honors ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone, Armenian
Defense Ministry press secretary David Karapetian said.
"The Armenian Armed Forces take reciprocal measures only in extreme
cases. If a civilian is hurt in the Armenian response to the breach
of ceasefire by Azerbaijani servicemen, the entire responsibility
for that rests upon Azerbaijan," a source at the Azerbaijani Defense
Ministry said citing Karapetian to Interfax.
The Azerbaijani channel ANS said that an Armenian sniper had seriously
wounded Rakhiba Poladova, a resident of the Gazakh district. The
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry did not confirm the incident.
Karapetian also said Azerbaijan could apply to an international agency
for holding an investigation.
"It is traditional for the Azerbaijani media to report civilian or
military casualties in gunfire coming from the Armenian side. The
Azerbaijani media should also publish statistics of ceasefire
violations by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, which is growing day
after day. For instance, contract servicemen of the Armenian Armed
Forces Karen Gukasian, 35, and Manvel Vanesian, 24, were injured in a
violation of ceasefire by Azerbaijani servicemen on July 26," he said.