Until now, the Azerbaijani side is hindering the implementation of search operations in the occupied territories of the Republic of Armenia, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense Aram Torosyan mentioned, answering the question of whether it is clear when the search operations will begin, in which directions, and why it was not possible to start this work until now.

Torosyan said that the Armenian government, and the Ministry of Defense, with the involvement of mediators and international partners, are carrying out daily work in this direction.

“Some preliminary agreements have been reached with the Azerbaijani side in this regard. We should also record that until this moment, the Azerbaijani side is obstructing the implementation of search operations in the occupied territories of Armenia,” Torosyan said.

In Astana, on October 14, during the regular session of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that Azerbaijan is still preventing the removal of the bodies of those who died during the latest aggression.