KARABAKH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE REFUTES AZERI ALLEGATION OF RAID BY ARMY OF DEFENSE

STEPANAKERT, March 12. /ARKA/. The ministry of defense of
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) refuted the allegation of a raid
attempt by its army of defense.

“The information disseminated by Azerbaijan’s ministry of defense
alleging that NKR’s army of defense subdivisions made a raid attempt
on Azeri positions overnight, is not true and is another fruit of
sick imagination of the Azerbaijani propaganda”, Karabakh ministry
of defense statement says, as cited by Novosti-Armenia.

At the same time, Karabakh ministry of defense says that Azerbaijani
military violated the cease fire along the line of contact about 200
times on the night into Thursday.

The report says over 4,000 shots were fired at Karabakh positions
from various caliber guns, including 60mm mortar launchers.

“The frontline divisions of NKR Army of Defense are in control of
the operational-tactical situation”, says the report.

Karabakh ministry of defense stresses the full responsibility for
the tense situation on the frontline lies with the Azerbaijani side,
according to the report. -0–