15:05, 22 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has spread another disinformation claiming that the Armenian side, accompanied by Russian peacekeepers, transported troops and ammunition along the Stepanakert-Ghaybalishen-Lisagor forest road.

In a statement released Wednesday, the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Ministry of Internal Affairs said that actually only civilians and humanitarian goods are transported between the settlements of Artsakh, accompanied by peacekeeping troops.

“The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has spread another disinformation claiming that the Armenian side, accompanied by Russian peacekeepers, transported troops and ammunition along the Stepanakert-Ghaybalishen-Lisagor forest road.

In fact, only civilians and humanitarian goods are transported between the settlements of Artsakh, accompanied by peacekeeping troops.

We should remind that the normal communication between the capital and some villages of Shushi region has been interrupted since December 12, 2022, due to the blockade of the Stepanakert-Goris interstate highway by Azerbaijan.

Taking into account the complex geographical [terrain] of that mountain road, the traffic is organized with large and [high-clearance] vehicles, which the Azerbaijani side tries to misrepresent as military transport.

The Russian peacekeepers fulfilled their function, [stipulated] in the Tripartite Statement of November 9, 2020. Taking into account the sabotage attack on Artsakh police officers on March 5 and the additional security risks, the Russian side ensured the safe movement of civilians and cargo,” the Artsakh Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement.