The opposition Bright Armenia faction of the National Assembly (NA) has demanded to convene a special session of the Security Council of the Republic of Armenia (RA). Edmon Marukyan, chairman of the opposition Bright Armenia Party and head of its NA faction, wrote about this on Facebook Thursday morning.

"Taking into account the fact that Azerbaijan continues to use force, aggression, violation of the RA territorial integrity,

Taking into account the fact that as a result of the [recent] criminal actions of Azerbaijan, the RA Armed Forces have a casualty, wounded, and today captured people, too,

Taking into account the further tension of the situation and the irreversible consequences:

We immediately demand the convening of a special sitting of the RA Security Council, with the participation of the heads of all the factions of the National Assembly," Marukyan wrote.