YEREVAN. – The Ministries of Defense of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; NKR) control the current situation on the Line of Contact, and they stand ready to immediately counter the adversary in case of any aggression.

Ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) National Assembly Faction member Sukias Avetisyan noted the above-said at a press conference on Wednesday. He stated this commenting on the recent tension on the Line of Contact with Azerbaijan.

“If tension occurs like last year, the [Armenian] political forces and society are ready to stand with the army (…) helping to protect the borders of our two countries,” said Avetisyan.

The RPA MP added that it is always the Azerbaijani party that creates tension on the border. In his view, this is proved by the fact that virtually no ceasefire violation was recorded during the recent 2015 European Games, which the Azerbaijani capital city of Baku had hosted. But once this event ended, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire yet again.

The deputy, however, added that the current border situation is not so tense that, like the previous year, respective special hearings will be convened in the Armenian parliament.