The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia officially appealed to the international partners, informing them about the intensive attacks of the armed forces of Azerbaijan on the entire territory of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, on September 13, the official website of the RA National Assembly reports.
“They are shelling the Armenian positions in the direction of Sotk, Vardenis, Goris, Kapan, Artanish, Ishkhanasar, Jermuk, and adjacent settlements, using drones and mortars,” the statement of the NA reads.
The Speaker of the RA National Assembly informed that the Azerbaijani forces are also deliberately targeting civil infrastructures and shelling them.
“The Armenian side has victims, including civilians, and we have suffered significant losses of military equipment. The Azerbaijani armed forces do not stop their attempts to attack.”
The Speaker of the National Assembly called on international partners to pay attention the fact that during the last days, the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan persistently created an information base for this military provocation, spreading false information about the “alleged shelling of the Armenian side” every day. Alen Simonyan reminded that this behavior is a well-known Azerbaijani style, which was proven in 2020, after the 44-day war.
“In connection with Azerbaijan’s aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, the Government of Armenia appealed to the Security Council of the United Nations, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and the Russian Federation, requesting a reference to the bilateral Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance. It is obvious that such flagrant and illegal actions of Azerbaijan became possible due to the silence of the international community. The lack of a targeted response and adequate actions today led to the more brazen aggression of the Azerbaijani authorities,” concluded Alen Simonyan, calling for measures to be taken to resolve this vital issue and to contribute to the cessation of Azerbaijan’s aggression, which undermines the stability and security of the entire region.
RA NA Speaker officially addressed Inter-Parliamentary Union President Duarte Pacheco and General Secretary Martin Chungong, CSTO PA Council President Vyacheslav Volodin, CIS IPA Council President Valentina Matvienko, and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.
