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YEREVAN BLAMES AZERI ARMY FOR SHELLING FRIENDLY VILLAGES
Interfax, Russia
Feb 5 2015
The Azeri Armed Forces shelled a number of friendly village at the
border with Armenia in the early hours of Thursday, Armenian Defense
Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan claimed.
"The Azeri village of Parakhli that is on the opposite side from the
villages of Baganis and Koti in the Tavush district of [northeastern]
Armenia was under the shelling from the Azeri positions starting from
10.40 p.m. (9.40 p.m. Moscow time). Mostly, tracer bullets were fired.
This is another provocation of the Azeri side," Hovhannisyan wrote
on Facebook.
The Azeri army "continued to shell the villages of Parakhli and
Kushchi Airum" overnight, he said.
In turn, the Azeri Defense Ministry reported 70 violations of the
ceasefire regime by the Armenian army along the line of contact with
Azeri troops and said large-caliber machineguns were used.
The ministry said the hostile fire had been suppressed.
Tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone have been lingering
for several months. The sides are trading ceasefire breach accusations
daily.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) urged
Azerbaijan and Armenia on January 27 to exhibit self-restraint in
the Karabakh peace process.
"We called on Azerbaijan to observe its commitments to a peaceful
resolution of the conflict. We also call on Armenia to take all
measures to reduce tensions," reads a statement by OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairmen issued after their meeting with the Azeri Foreign Minister.
"The rise in violence that began last year must stop for confidence
to be restored and progress to be made in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace
process," the statement reads.
The OSCE emphasized the importance of measures that could prevent
unintended incidents between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Interfax, Russia
Feb 5 2015
The Azeri Armed Forces shelled a number of friendly village at the
border with Armenia in the early hours of Thursday, Armenian Defense
Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan claimed.
"The Azeri village of Parakhli that is on the opposite side from the
villages of Baganis and Koti in the Tavush district of [northeastern]
Armenia was under the shelling from the Azeri positions starting from
10.40 p.m. (9.40 p.m. Moscow time). Mostly, tracer bullets were fired.
This is another provocation of the Azeri side," Hovhannisyan wrote
on Facebook.
The Azeri army "continued to shell the villages of Parakhli and
Kushchi Airum" overnight, he said.
In turn, the Azeri Defense Ministry reported 70 violations of the
ceasefire regime by the Armenian army along the line of contact with
Azeri troops and said large-caliber machineguns were used.
The ministry said the hostile fire had been suppressed.
Tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone have been lingering
for several months. The sides are trading ceasefire breach accusations
daily.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) urged
Azerbaijan and Armenia on January 27 to exhibit self-restraint in
the Karabakh peace process.
"We called on Azerbaijan to observe its commitments to a peaceful
resolution of the conflict. We also call on Armenia to take all
measures to reduce tensions," reads a statement by OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairmen issued after their meeting with the Azeri Foreign Minister.
"The rise in violence that began last year must stop for confidence
to be restored and progress to be made in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace
process," the statement reads.
The OSCE emphasized the importance of measures that could prevent
unintended incidents between Azerbaijan and Armenia.