Azerbaijani armed forces use large-caliber weapons against the residents of the Armenian border villages, said representative of the Armenian Armed Forces.

Deputy Commander of the corps, Colonel Arthur Sargsyan met on Wednesday with the field assistants of the Personal Representatives of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Antal Herdich and Irjie Aberle after the monitoring held along the line of contact between the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

According to him, the adversary violated ceasefire regime 278 times in the direction of Aygepar, Movses and Nerkin Karmrakhpyur villages over the last three months.

“80% of shots were made from large caliber arms,” he said adding that traveling by the road connecting two villages has become dangerous.

“Armenians have no intention to leave the native villages despite constant shelling,” Sargsyan added.

He stressed that the Armenian Armed Forces are not firing at Azerbaijani peaceful population and civilian transport.  

“We demand the Azerbaijani side must respect ceasefire,” he concluded.