By sending a task force to Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan gave a hard slap to Russia, Rafik Petrosyan, a member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), told journalists June 22.

“Hardly had he left the negotiating table when Aliyev organized that provocation, ignoring both the Armenian side and the Russian President,” Petrosyan said. He added the Armenian side will give an adequate response to Azerbaijan.

“Whatever provocations Azerbaijan organizes, will follow our path. We will give an adequate response in the near future. If we fail to do so, they will become cheeky. We will deliver a counterblow, and Azerbaijan will have even more victims than we will,” he said.

People's Party leader Tigran Karapetyan also attended the meeting. According to him, the Russian peacekeepers may be deployed in the conflict zone. Petrsoyan does not rule it out as well.