YEREVAN. – In recent days, cases are being recorded when individuals, various officials, and media representatives try to enter the Syunik and Gegharkunik [Provinces’] border areas in the direction of which the provocations of the Azerbaijani armed forces took place. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) of the Republic of Armenia (RA) has noted this in a statement.
"Due to security consideration, we convincingly call to refrain from traveling to the mentioned areas, where the RA Armed Forces is carrying out military service around the clock.
As it was announced earlier, in the absence of a peaceful solution to the situation, the RA Armed Forces reserve the right to resolve the issue by any means, including by force. In this case, the presence of civilians can only hinder the Armenian units from fully fulfilling the tasks before them.
The RA Police and the RA MOD Military Police forces carrying out service on location have been instructed to exclude the entry of civilians to the mentioned areas.
We urge to approach these restrictions with understanding, and not to create unnecessary problems for the armed forces," the MOD statement also reads.