YEREVAN. – Azerbaijan continues to brutally violate the ceasefire regime by launching new provocations and sabotage infiltration attempts on the border with Armenia and on the Line of Contact with the Artsakh [i.e., Nagorno-Karabakh] Defense Army, and as a result, there are human casualties. The Armenia MFA Press Secretary Tigran Balayan told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In his words, with these provocations, Azerbaijan continues its threats of using force, which are made even in the New Year messages by the leadership of this country.

“This is another manifestation of the [Azerbaijani] contempt of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries’ calls for refraining from the escalation of the situation.

“It is noteworthy that Baku’s provocative actions have become more active against the backdrop of the flagrant human rights violations in Azerbaijan, the prominent international figures’ statements regarding the repression of the press [in the country], and the relevant publications in the media.

“Around ten days ago, the [Armenia] MFA had said: It is high time that the international community awaken the Azerbaijani leadership, which goes against its exhortations,” Balayan specifically noted.