Despite all the difficulties and complications, the government and I personally will not deviate from the peace agenda. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted this in his remarks Tuesday in the National Assembly during the debates on the Armenian government’s performance report for 2024.

“It is obvious that some forces both in Armenia and outside Armenia are carrying out daily propaganda for war and a call for specific actions aimed at bringing it to fruition. Among these actions, Azerbaijan’s war rhetoric stands out, along with the actions that are expressed in false accusations against Armenia of ceasefire violations, and frequent—if not daily—ceasefire regime violations by the Azerbaijani armed forces.

These violations are mainly of an untargeted nature—although two specific cases of targeting the village of Khnatsakh in the Syunik Province have been recorded over the past month. However, untargeted shots have been heard in several settlements of our republic during this time.

The mentioned shootings are either a consequence of disorderly security in the Azerbaijani armed forces, or they are aimed at exerting psychological pressure on the population of the mentioned settlements,” Pashinyan said.

He called on Azerbaijan to investigate the aforementioned cases and take measures to stop them.

“I myself reaffirm that I have given Armenia’s army a clear instruction not to violate the ceasefire regime, and the Republic of Armenia is ready to investigate information about the violation of the ceasefire regime by our army. At the same time, I once again propose to Azerbaijan to create a joint mechanism for investigating border incidents, including violations of the ceasefire regime, which will operate on a daily basis.

In this context, I consider it necessary to address all those statements that predict a new Armenia-Azerbaijan escalation—and even a new war. There is no grounds for war. Armenia and Azerbaijan have recognized each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, the inviolability of internationally recognized borders, the inadmissibility of the use of force and threat of force.

Based on these realities, I call on all forces and individuals operating in Armenia and Azerbaijan to be extremely responsible, not to make statements that directly or indirectly contradict the noted logic, not to question this logic. It has no prospects. The peoples of Armenia and Azerbaijan deserve peace and peaceful coexistence. There will be no war, there will be peace," the Armenian premier declared.