After reporting on the operative situation on the border during today’s government session, Armenian government officials respected the memory of the deceased servicemen with a moment of silence.

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan declared that four Armenian servicemen had been killed as a result of the tension on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border these past days, listed the names of the servicemen and asked everyone to respect their memory with a moment of silence, after which all the officials stood up.

Minister of Emergency Situations Felix Tsolakyan stated that fires are being recorded in the villages of Tavush Province, including the borderline villages being shelled, adding that the Ministry of Emergency Situations has already sent firefighters who will be on the spot and respond to alarms about fires rapidly.