The official information is provided, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense constantly provides information, and we need to transmit to the international community that which we have transmitted until now. This is what Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan told reporters today, touching upon the military operations provoked by Azerbaijan on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.

“Azerbaijan has committed provocative actions in the direction of Armenia’s state border. Our armed forces have given an adequate response and have prevented a sabotage attempt, including the one last night. As always, the Azerbaijani armed forces are not only shooting at our soldiers, but are also shelling villages and the civilian population. All this is strictly condemnable and are clearly violations of all international conventions,” Mirzoyan said.

According to him, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and parliamentarians are providing details to Armenia’s international partners and organizations to which Armenia is a member.

Asked for his opinion on the reason for Azerbaijan’s provocations, Mirzoyan said there are different analyses, but the main reason is the coronavirus situation in the country and several political and economic issues and the fact that the country’s leadership wants to gear the people’s discontent towards Armenia and all Armenians.

Asked how he would assess the response of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Mirzoyan said the statement was a call for peace and added that Armenia’s colleagues in the CSTO are aware that the Armenian armed forces are in full control of the situation and that there is no need for intervention.