Armenia denies shooting at Azerbaijani positions

The Armenian side has once again refuted fresh Azerbaijani reports on ceasefire violation.

“The statement by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, claiming that overnight on March 20-21, units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia opened fire on Azerbaijani combat positions located in the eastern and southeastern sectors of the border, does not correspond to reality,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

It noted that the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia has proposed the establishment of a joint Armenia-Azerbaijan mechanism for investigating ceasefire violations and related reports. However, Azerbaijan has yet to respond to this initiative.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia reaffirmed that, in accordance with the position of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, it stands ready to investigate the facts supporting the statement issued by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, should they be provided to the Republic of Armenia.

“As of now, the Republic of Azerbaijan has not provided the Republic of Armenia with any factual evidence or justification regarding the alleged ceasefire violations by the units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia,” the Ministry said.