The Azerbaijani side opened fire in the direction of Armenian positions. Wounded Armenian serviceman died in the hospital

On May 28, at around 10:40, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire on Armenian positions located on the southeastern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, as a result of which a serviceman Davit Vardanyan, received a gunshot wound, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia reports.

The fire of Azerbaijani units was suppressed by retaliatory actions of the Armenian side.

On May 29, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia reported that despite all the efforts of doctors, it was not possible to save the life of Davit Vardanyan, who received a gunshot wound on May 28.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia issued a statement on the violation of the ceasefire by the Azerbaijani armed forces on May 28.

Armenian Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the gross violation of the ceasefire by the Azerbaijani armed forces in the south-eastern direction of Armenia’s border area on May 28, as a result of which Davit Vardanyan, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Armenia, was killed. 

“Similar provocations and incidents committed on May 28 and previously, regular ceasefire violations once again justify the need for a mirror withdrawal of troops from the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and the deployment of an observation mission on the border area, which has been repeatedly raised by the Armenian side.

We consider it important that the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, the CSTO, the European Union and the entire international community give an adequate and targeted assessment of Azerbaijan’s provocative actions and statements, aggressive rhetoric aimed at undermining peace efforts in the South Caucasus.

We call on the Azerbaijani leadership to refrain from provocative actions and rhetoric and implement its commitments of establishing stability and security in the region, undertaken by the Trilateral Statements, as well as meetings in Brussels,” the statement reads,” the statement reads.

Our discussions are about opening and unblocking communications and it is obvious that one branch of railway will pass through Meghri, Ordubad, Julfa, and Yeraskh. FM Mirzoyan

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan answered the questions of the “Armenpress” news agency.

In particular, Minister Mirzoyan noted that by signing the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020, the President of Azerbaijan acknowledged the existence of Nagorno-Karabakh and this is an irreversible fact. We can point to the official statements made by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairing countries, in which they reaffirm their commitment as Co-Chairs. 

“By the way, Armenia has never had and does not have territorial claims against Azerbaijan. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a matter of rights and is perceived as such by the international community. That is evident from the meeting in Brussels. We have stated that the page of the war is turned for us, there is an issue that should be resolved through political and diplomatic means,” Mirzoyan said.

When asked about the statement of Ilham Aliyev that an agreement has been reached in Brussels on a corridor passing through Meghri which will connect Azerbaijan to Nakhijevan, Ararat Mirzoyan said:

“We have repeatedly stated the position of Armenia. Let us repeat again. The existence of any corridor inside the territory of Armenia is ruled out. This is not even up to discussion. Our discussions are exclusively about opening and unblocking roads, transport, and economic communications. As for the routes, we have said that before clarifying the routes, we must first agree on the legal regulations for the civilian and cargo passages of Azerbaijan through our territory and the civilian and cargo passages of Armenia through Azerbaijan (including Nakhichevan). However, it is obvious that one branch of the railway will pass through Meghri, Ordubad, Julfa, and Yeraskh. There is no agreement on the route of the highways at this moment.”

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