News - Pashinyan: Azerbaijan continues conducting military coercion policy towards Armenia

On February 13, as a result of the aggressive actions of Azerbaijan, four guards on combat duty at the state border of Armenia were killed in the area of Nerkin Hand settlement of Kapan enlarged community of Syunik Province. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting of the government of Armenia. "Extending condolences to the relatives and close ones of the casualties, I consider it necessary to emphasize that what happened is another manifestation of Azerbaijan's destructive policy. On February 12, the Azerbaijani media spread information that a serviceman of the armed forces of Azerbaijan was shot and wounded by Armenia’s position guards in the above-mentioned section of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. After this announcement, the Military Police of Armenia issued a statement that they have started an investigation into the incident, as there is a clear order from the Minister of Defense not to allow violations of the ceasefire regime, not to give in to provocations, therefore, if it turns out that there is a case of violation of the order, there will be legal consequences, too. Despite this, the next morning, Azerbaijan opened massive fire in the direction of the above-mentioned [Armenian] positions, as a result of which we had four casualties. The description of the events shows that Azerbaijan's intentions remain the same: to conduct a policy of military coercion towards Armenia," said the PM.