The shots fired at the houses in Artsakh’s Taghavard and Karmir Shuka villages and other ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani military in recent days confirm that the Azerbaijan leadership will not change its policy of hatred, physical and psychological violence against Armenians in the foreseeable future, Artsakh’s State Minister Artak Beglaryan said in a social media post on Friday.

“No matter how much the Azerbaijani authorities play at being peaceful and civil, they still openly continue their policy of Armenophobia and aggression aimed at evicting Armenians from Artsakh and humiliating the Armenian statehood and all Armenians,” he wrote on Telegram.

“As long as the Azerbaijani authorities and people are not ready for a real and dignified dialogue and peace for all sides, the conflict cannot be resolved and there cannot be long-term stability in the region.

“There is no alternative to recognizing and defending the right of the Artsakh people to self-determination, because we are the masters of our fate in our homeland, and this is the only way to prevent a new genocide in the world,” Beglaryan said.