Today, as of 13:00, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces began military operations in the eastern direction of the Armenian border and tried to aggravate the situation along the entire border. At the moment, the fighting continues, the Ministry of Defense is taking steps to stabilize the situation, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan said this at public TV.
Since May 12, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have been on the sovereign territory of Armenia. Today’s aggravation is also connected with the use of additional armored vehicles and armed forces by Azerbaijan, but they also tried to use the Azerbaijani Armed Forces located on the territory of Armenia. We consider it important to emphasize that since the attack was on the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, we appeal to the Russian Federation to protect the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia within the framework of the 1997 agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation and the logic of implementing mutual obligations under the agreement.
To the clarifying question, is the oral statement or is it following the appropriate procedure, Armen Grigoryan replied that this is an oral statement, which will also have a written procedure․ “But we want to inform the public and our partners that we are starting such a process. We expect Russia to provide assistance to have the opportunity to restore the territorial integrity of Armenia. It has been repeatedly said that the state border of Armenia is a red line for Russia, and since May 12, the Azerbaijanis have violated that line. In this regard, we appeal to our ally to be able to restore the territorial integrity of Armenia within the framework of our allied obligations,” Grigoryan said, noting that this assistance presupposes that if it is possible to resolve this situation through negotiations, then to resolve it this way, if it is impossible through negotiations, then to provide Armenia with enough military assistance so that Armenia can resolve the situation.
