The statement by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry is nothing but an attempt to “save reputation” of their country, put under threat after the murder of the Armenian soldier by an Azeri sniper on the threshold of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents’ meeting in Sochi, Spokesman for Armenian Defense Ministry David Karapetyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. He commented on the information disseminated by Azerbaijani mass media that a 9-year-old Azerbaijani resident was killed in the ceasefire violation by the Armenian side.

As reported previously, NKR Defense Army also refuted this information.

“The authors of such kind of misinformation must understand that these cheap steps are not only unconvincing to the international community, but also shameful, as they are speculating about a child’s life or inventing an image of a tragic victim,” Karapetyan stressed.