YEREVAN. – The situation on the frontline is calm for over the past ten days.

The Minister of Defense of Armenia, Seyran Ohanyan, on Friday told the aforementioned to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“There was some tension at the beginning of the year,” the minister noted. “Yesterday, there were two shots from a mortar, but the situation is under control.” 

Ohanyan said he does not think that the current economic situation in Azerbaijan can reflect on border tensions and settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

“This problem must be resolved through negotiations,” he added. “Azerbaijan understands that a response given by the Armenian armed forces. All these are considered general containment mechanisms. And if Azerbaijan’s budget reductions, economic situation do not substantially reflect on their possessions, I believe they will impact on the [Azerbaijani] armed forces, psychologically, ideologically.”