ArmInfo. The Armed Forces of Armenia continue to carry out the mission entrusted to them to ensure the security of the state's borders. RA Defense Minister Suren Papikyan told reporters on March 13, answering a question about whether the country's authorities really intend to surrender four villages in the Tavush region to Azerbaijan.
According to himyesterday, the head of the Armenian government answered a question about the four villages in Tavush. "As for the country's armed forces, they continue to carry out the tasks assigned to them," Papikyan said.
He assured that no one in the leadership of the country's defense department gave the order not to open fire, thereby refuting the accusations of former Minister of Defense Arshak Karapetyan that 'during the invasion of the territory of Armenia by the Azerbaijani armed forces in May 2021, the Armenian troops were ordered not to open fire.'
Earlier today, head of the RA Ministry of Defense took part in closed discussions on the situation on the front line in the Standing Committee on Defense and Security of the National Assembly of the RA.
