ArmInfo.The latest shelling of Armenian settlements by the Azerbaijani armed forces cannot but cause concern, Chairman of the RA National Assembly Commission on Defense and Security Issues Andranik Kocharyan told reporters on April 9.
Earlier today, the RA Ministry of Defense issued a statement according to which units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire on the positions of the Armenian Armed Forces on April 8 at 22:50 in the direction of the village of Aravus (Syunik region) and at 22:55 in the direction of the village of Khoznavar (Syunik region). The department also denied the enemy's report that allegedly on April 8, between 23:35 and 23:45, units of the Armenian Armed Forces opened fire on Azerbaijani positions located in the south- eastern part of the border zone.
In this regard, as Kocharyan noted, shots were also fired in the area of the settlement of Sev Lich. "I can even say how many shots there were, but I will not indicate the number in order to avoid provocations. Shots are always bad, but if the Armenian side did not respond, it means there was not a high degree of danger," Kocharyan said, adding at the same time that no facts of shelling of border villages.
The deputy called for assessing the situation not on the basis of populist statements, but on the basis of the work carried out in the armed forces of the country of work. He noted that single shots from the enemy do not give grounds to claim preparation for full-scale hostilities. "But we must, first of all, do everything possible to prevent such a development of events, and for this we cannot leave for tomorrow what can be done today. In particular, when conducting the process of delimitation and demarcation of borders, the commission on this issue must take into account the opinion of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces. Without taking this opinion into account, the work of the commission will not be effective," the MP said.
