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 14:59,

YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS. The Investigative Committee of Armenia has opened criminal proceedings over the Azerbaijani military’s criminal actions.

In a statement, the investigative body said that the Azerbaijani troops who breached the ceasefire and opened gunfire at Armenian positions on May 11 near Sotk were motivated by racial, ethnic and national hatred, intolerance and animosity and sought to murder the Armenian troops.

The criminal case was initiated on 4 counts under the articles concerning conspiracy to commit intolerance/hate/animosity-motivated murder of on-duty servicemen because of the latter’s duties, racial, national, ethnic or social background (Clause 1, 7, 8 and 15 of paragraph 2 of Article 44-155 of the Criminal Code).

“Relevant measures are taken to reveal circumstances of the case and give final legal assessments to the criminal actions of the Azerbaijani military servicemen,” the Investigative Committee said.

Four Armenian troops were wounded in the May 11 Azerbaijani attack.

 17:49,

YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS. At around 17:10, the units of the armed forces of Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire in the direction of Sotk by using mortar, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.

The Armenian side has no losses. As of 17:40, the situation on the frontline is relatively stable.

In case of any changes in the situation, the Ministry of Defense will make a statement.

 18:30,

YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS. On May 11, 9 patients in serious condition were transferred from Artsakh to Armenian specialized medical centers by an ambulance accompanied by Russian peacekeepers, and another 21 are still waiting for their transfer, ARMENPRESS reports, the Ministry of Healthcare of Artsakh informs.

"Considering that since April 29, due to the obstacles caused by the Azerbaijani side, the International Committee of the Red Cross has stopped the transportation of Artsakh’s patients to Armenia, as a result of which 30 patients were deprived of the opportunity of transportation, the Artsakh side had to turn to the support of Russian peacekeepers for transporting those patients needing urgent medical intervention to Armenian medical facilities in order to save their lives. And the remaining 21 patients are under the supervision of Artsakh doctors, who are taking all possible measures to prevent further deterioration of their health condition," the ministry informed.

Artsakh’s Healthcare Ministry stressed the importance of urgently restoring the humanitarian transportation of patients and medicines carried out by the Red Cross, without any hindrance or supervisory intervention by the Azerbaijani side.

ICRC has not carried out humanitarian transportations since April 29.

 18:53,

YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS. The units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in the direction of Norabak at around 18:25 by using artillery fire, ARMENPRESS reports, MoD Armenia informs.

The Armenian side has no losses.

In case of any changes in the situation, the Ministry of Defense will make a statement.

 20:21,

YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS. At around 7:50 p.m., the units of the Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire in the direction of Verin Shorzha by using a mortar, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia informs.

The Armenian side has suffered no casualties.

As of 20:10, the situation on the front line is relatively stable.

In case of any changes in the situation, the Ministry of Defense will make a statement.

 11:48,

YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS. The Flynas airline will start operating direct flights from Saudi Arabia to Armenia in June, the Tourism Committee of Armenia said in a press release.

Tourism Committee President Sisian Boghossian and her First Deputy Susanna Hakobyan held a meeting with the Saudi airline’s representatives and discussed the launch of the direct flight. They also discussed opportunities for cooperation between Armenia and Saudi Arabia in tourism.

 12:55,

YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected an application filed by the families of the two Azerbaijani soldiers who are currently jailed in Armenia seeking provisional measures against Armenia.

The family members of the two Azeri servicemen claimed that their relatives are being ill-treated in Armenian detention. However, the Armenian government presented evidence to the ECHR that the rights of the Azeri servicemen envisaged under the convention are guaranteed in Armenia.

The ECHR rejected the request for provisional measures based on the Armenian government’s presented stance, the Office of the Representative of Armenia for International Legal Affairs said in a press release.

 12:22,

YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that with its latest actions in the direction of Sotk, Azerbaijan is calling into question the fundamental agreements that have been reached on 6 October 2022 in Prague and 31 October in Sochi.

“These documents emphasize that Armenia and Azerbaijan are recognizing each other’s territorial integrity based on the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration. The questions that arises in this context is the following: If Azerbaijan recognizes Armenia’s territorial integrity, then why does it fire on the sovereign territory of our country, especially when the sides should refrain from the use of force or the threat of force under the 2022 Sochi trilateral statement. Today, Azerbaijan again grossly violated these written, public agreements and generally it is difficult to recall any joint document that Azerbaijan hasn’t violated so far,” Pashinyan said at the Cabinet meeting.

 13:24,

YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani military continued violating the ceasefire in Sotk section in between 11:00 and 13:00 on May 11 at a 'certain frequency', the Armenian Defense Ministry said.

As of 13:00 the situation on the frontline was relatively stable, it added.

Four Armenian troops were wounded when Azerbaijan launched a heavy artillery attack on Armenian positions near Sotk on May 11.

 12:58,

YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani military announced that one of its soldiers was killed during its attack on Armenia Thursday morning.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense identified the killed soldier as Orhan Novruzalizade.

Azerbaijani forces opened heavy cross-border gunfire on Armenian positions deployed near Sotk in the early hours of May 11.

Four Armenian troops were wounded.