The statement issued by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of Azerbaijan, alleging that units of the Armenian Armed Forces fired on Azerbaijani combat positions in the eastern and southeastern sectors of the border between 5pm on Monday and 4:45am on Tuesday, does not correspond to reality, Armenian News-NEWS.am was informed by the MoD of Armenia.

“It is important to note that the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia has proposed the establishment of a joint Armenia-Azerbaijan mechanism for investigating ceasefire violations and related reports. However, Azerbaijan has yet to respond to this initiative.

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia reaffirms that, in accordance with the position of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, it stands ready to investigate the facts supporting the statement issued by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, should they be provided to the Republic of Armenia,” added the Armenian MoD.