The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border remains tense as of 9 pm, Aram Torosyan, spokesman for the Armenian Defense Ministry, said.

Nevertheless the intensity of shelling of Armenian positions, settlements and civil infrastructure facilities, as well as the fire intensity of position fighting in the direction of Nerkin Anda, Verin Shorji, Artanish and Sotq has significantly abated, he noted.

"The Armed Forces of Armenia continue to carry out the combat tasks assigned to them in full, providing the adversary with the necessary resistance.

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, continuing the practice of blatant lies, trying to justify the large-scale aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia, made a statement that the Armed Forces of Armenia, allegedly by firing at Azerbaijani positions, violated the ceasefire agreement today, starting from 09:00. This statement by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan is pure nonsense, as starting from midnight the subunits of the armed forces of Azerbaijan haven't stopped shelling Armenian positions, settlements and civilian infrastructure objects for a single minute. This lie proves yet again that the military and political leadership of Azerbaijan totally disregards the opinion of the international community and disseminates blatant lies about Armenia's alleged aggressive behaviour. The Ministry of Defense of Armenia claims that it reacted exclusively to the large-scale aggression unleashed by official Baku," he said.