PanArmenian News
March 17 2005
NKR DEFENSE MINISTRY: AZERBAIJAN RESPONSIBLE FOR CASUALTIES AT
CONTACT LINE MARCH 7 AND 9
17.03.2005 03:13
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Nagorno Karabakh Republic Defense Ministry
flatly denied reports of Azeri media referring to the Defense
Ministry of Azerbaijan March 15 on alleged skirmish in Aghdam
direction. As NKR Defense Minister commented, an attempt to turn
everything on its head and accuse Nagorno Karabakh in breaking the
cease-fire regime is evident in the obvious disinformation, which
comes from the Azeri party. It is Azerbaijan who is responsible for
the incidents ac the contact line March 7 and 9, which resulted in
casualties, the NKR Defense Ministry noted. Simultaneously, when
commenting on Azeri Turan news agency today’s report on alleged
skirmish – again in the Aghdam direction, the source noted that no
breaks were registered at the time mentioned. As reported by Arminfo
news agency, commenting on a report of Day.az Azeri news agency on
alleged exchange of fire at the contact line of the Armenian and
Azeri Armed Forces in Ijevan (Armenia)-Gazakh (Azerbaijan) region
March 14, Press Secretary of the Armenian Defense Ministry, Colonel
Seyran Shahsuvarian called it false. In his words, it is uttermost
disinformation, at that not only regarding `the shots from the
Armenian side’, but also shots of the Azeri party. `There was no fire
even from their side. This report is recurrent provocation,’ the
Press Secretary noted, adding that there were not shots in the
mentioned region lately. In his words, the Azeri party tries to
remind about the stretch of the contact line between the Armed Forces
of Armenia and Azerbaijan when occasion offers and regularly makes
statements on alleged fire.