YEREVAN. – Armenia's Defense Minister has been on a visit to Tavush Region since Thursday, spokesperson for the minister said.

The Minister visited villages of Tavush Region bordering with Azerbaijan, Artsrun Hovhannisyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am and pointed out high morale of the soldiers and villagers.

“We visited the military outposts as well as Berkaber, Vazashen villages where Minister Ohanyan met with the locals. The visits to the villages will continue on Friday,” he said.

Azerbaijani side has recently intensified shelling of the Armenian villages.