STEPANAKERT. - It can be said that the agreement to cease fire is generally observed at the moment, although with violations.

Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan stated the aforementioned at a press-conference held in Stepanakert Thursday, Armenian News – NEWS.am special correspondent in Artsakh reports. 

According to Sahakyan , during the large-scale military actions unleashed on the night of April 2, Azerbaijan used cannonry, rocket systems, TOS, aviation and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

“These were large-scale planned actions aimed at invading the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. The adversary’s intention failed thanks to the Armed Forces of Nagorno-Karabakh, soldiers, commanders and volunteers from Armenia, as well as compatriots from other countries,” Sahakyan said.   

According to the assessment of Karabakh, it is common for Azerbaijan to violate the agreements reached, and it has repeatedly done this earlier.

“If Azerbaijan again tries to violate the ceasefire, we will counterattack. There can be no other approach to an adversary which violates agreements,” Sahakyan said. Together with this he stressed that Karabakh remains committed to the peaceful settlement of the conflict.

The President also touched on the exploitation of Stepanakert airport, noting that it cannot be considered as an issue related to the status quo. “I think that the non-recognition of Karabah shouldn’t hinder the humanitarian cooperation,” he said.