The police of the Artsakh Ministry of Internal Affairs reports that on March 26, a report was received at the Karmi Shuka Department of the Martuni Regional Police Department that at around 10:10 a.m. residents of the village of Sos, Razmik Harutyunyan and Yervand Balayan, entered the precinct called "Khzazen Tak" of the administrative area of the village. while performing pruning and cleaning works in the vineyard, irregular shots were fired at them from the enemy's positions.
After the positional advance of the Azerbaijani armed forces to one of the heights adjacent to the Stepanakert-Ghaibalishen-Lisagor road, the Russian peacekeepers have positioned themselves on the given height and are controlling it. At the same time, they are negotiating with the Azerbaijani side to ensure their return to the starting position.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation states in the bulletin about the activities of the peacekeepers in Artsakh that on March 25, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, in violation of the statement of November 9, 2020, crossed the contact line of the Shushi region, occupied a hill (2.9 km northeast of the Saribaba hill) and entered the position of engineering equipment.
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reports that the units of the Azerbaijani army have taken "necessary local control measures" to "prevent the use of the dirt roads north of the Lachin Corridor for illegal activities, the escalation of the situation with the transfer of arms and ammunition by Armenia." In the message, the country's Ministry of Defense claims again that "the transfer of personnel, ammunition, mines, as well as other military equipment" from Armenia to Artsakh, has intensified in recent days.
After the telephone conversation with the RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, also had a telephone conversation with the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. According to the message of the Azerbaijani side, Michel said that the European Union will continue its efforts to ensure stable peace and security in the region. He referred to the problems related to the Lachin road and expressed his concern regarding the incidents that took place on the state border of Armenia and Azerbaijan in recent days.
The armed forces of Azerbaijan, once again violating the obligations assumed by the tripartite declaration of November 9, 2020, violated the line of contact in the Shushi-Lisagor sector established by the same document and ensured a certain positional advancement in the territory of the Republic of Artsakh. This is reported by Artsakh Information Center.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. This was reported by the RA Prime Minister's Office. The interlocutors referred to the ongoing crisis situation as a result of the illegal blocking of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan. Thoughts were exchanged on the issues of the Armenian-Azerbaijan relations settlement process, the peace treaty, and the restarting of regional channels.
Former NATO secretary-general (2009-14) and former prime minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the founder of Rasmussen Global international political consultancy firm, has warned that in clear violation of the 2020 trilateral statement, Azerbaijan is fueling a humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh and once again threatening neighboring Armenia with military aggression.
Yesterday in the parliament, Ararat Mirzoyan had the opportunity to ask questions in the foreign relations committee, where the foreign minister presented the activities of the foreign policy department last year. 4 Azerbaijani and so far 3 Armenian documents. According to the Armenian Foreign Minister, the number of documents exchanged between Yerevan and Baku regarding the peace treaty is this much. Armenia has not yet formulated its response to the latest Azerbaijani proposals.
On March 24, as an official document of the UN Security Council and the General Assembly, the letter of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia Mher Margaryan addressed to the UN Secretary-General regarding the report circulated by Azerbaijan containing accusations against Armenia regarding the involvement of children in the armed conflict was published. This was reported by the Permanent Representation of Armenia at the United Nations.
Daily News Summary [25-26.03.2023]
22:30 - 26 March, 2023Azerbaijani combat positions fired at the citizens of Artsakh
15:20 - 26 March, 2023After the positional advancement of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, the Russian peacekeepers positioned themselves on the height and control it - Artsakh Information Center
23:52 - 25 March, 2023The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informs in the bulletin about the peacekeepers that the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan have taken a height, and have moved to equip the position
20:45 - 25 March, 2023The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reports that they have taken "necessary local control measures" in Artsakh
19:33 - 25 March, 2023After the telephone conversation with Pashinyan, Charles Michel also talked with Aliyev
18:27 - 25 March, 2023The Azerbaijani side violated the line of contact in the Shushi-Lisagor section and secured some positional advancement
17:54 - 25 March, 2023Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel
16:07 - 25 March, 2023Former NATO Secretary General warns of serious risk of imminent ethnic cleansing in Nagorno Karabakh
12:21 - 25 March, 2023There is no Western proposal, Baku rejected the Russian version - Foreign Minister |azatutyun.am|
10:47 - 25 March, 2023Daily News Summary [25-26.03.2023]
22:30 - 26 March, 2023Azerbaijani combat positions fired at the citizens of Artsakh
15:20 - 26 March, 2023After the positional advancement of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, the Russian peacekeepers positioned themselves on the height and control it - Artsakh Information Center
23:52 - 25 March, 2023The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informs in the bulletin about the peacekeepers that the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan have taken a height, and have moved to equip the position
20:45 - 25 March, 2023The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reports that they have taken "necessary local control measures" in Artsakh
19:33 - 25 March, 2023After the telephone conversation with Pashinyan, Charles Michel also talked with Aliyev
18:27 - 25 March, 2023The Azerbaijani side violated the line of contact in the Shushi-Lisagor section and secured some positional advancement
17:54 - 25 March, 2023Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel
16:07 - 25 March, 2023Former NATO Secretary General warns of serious risk of imminent ethnic cleansing in Nagorno Karabakh
12:21 - 25 March, 2023There is no Western proposal, Baku rejected the Russian version - Foreign Minister |azatutyun.am|
10:47 - 25 March, 2023