YEREVAN. – It is impossible to speak a language of force with the Armenian states, Nagorno- Karabakh Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

He believes this policy contradicts the interests of Azerbaijan itself. Karen Mirzoyan first conveyed his condolences to the family and friends of the soldiers of Karabakh Defense Army who were killed as a result of Azerbaijan's act of sabotage.

“What happened is another using threat of force which has constantly been done by Azerbaijan over recent years. Unfortunately, we see that Azerbaijan continues to ignore the numerous calls by the international community to avoid the aggravation of tension on the contact line and to rely on peaceful methods for the settlement of the conflict,” Mirzoyan said.

By rejecting these efforts, Azerbaijan organizes provocations, thereby challenging not only Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, but also the entire international community. Such behavior of Baku, from the point of view of the Minister, brings the Karabakh peace process to a deadlock.

As reported earlier, an enhanced team from Azerbaijan’s special military detachment launched an attack, on Thursday at around 8:30am, on the NKR Defense Army positions stationed in a northerly (Gyulistan) direction.

As a result of the skirmish that lasted about two hours, the Armenian military position holders and the relief forces compelled the adversary to flee. Subsequently, they pursued the said Azerbaijani military team and completely crushed them nearby their own military position.

Unfortunately, NKR Defense Army servicemen Hakob Khachatryan (born in 1996), Eduard Hayrapetyan (born in 1995), and Arshak Harutyunyan (born in 1995) died and four others were wounded while confronting the adversary.

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan bestowed posthumous awards upon the three fallen soldiers.