Baku is trying to destabilize the situation on the border during the holidays, a Member of the European Parliament Frank Engel told Armenian News – NEWS.am.

“I suppose the Azerbaijani attacks follow a pattern which essentially consists of trying to instill the generalized feeling in Armenians that they should never be allowed to lead a carefree life around moments of celebration as long as Azerbaijan considers its situation unsatisfactory,” Frank Engel  said emphasizing that he  remembered when “President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan wanted to travel to Brussels last November, there were attacks on Artsakh and the President cancelled his trip due to the volatile security situation - which is exactly what Baku wanted and intended,”.

It should be noted, on the morning of December 29, the Azerbaijani armed forces had launched a diversionary infiltration attempt toward the Armenian military positions located southeast of Chinari village of Tavush Province of Armenia. As a result, however, they had suffered up to seven casualties.