The reason behind the clash between Armenians and Azerbaijanis in Javakhk yesterday was the fact that the Azerbaijanis had brought their sheep into the Armenian territory. This is what co-chair of the unregistered “Virk” political party Davit Rstakyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am, adding that this has been a problem for Azerbaijanis and Armenians for many years.

“Azerbaijanis would bring their sheep from Azerbaijani-populated territories to our territories starting from the Soviet era, and this led to a dispute. As a rule, they cross the Armenians’ borders. The disputants are at the police station now and are giving clarifications. There used to be tension sometimes, but this is the first time the Armenians and Azerbaijanis got into a dispute,” he said.

Armenians gathered near the police station and demanded the release of three detainees.