RA Ministry of Defense informs:

“As of the morning of 18 May, no changes have been registered in the situation created by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces after the provocations on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on 12 and 13 May. The situation is relatively calm; the units of the Armenian Armed Forces prevent the attempts of providing rear support to the Azeri servicemen that had entered the territory of the Republic of Armenia.

The situation in both Syunik and Gegharkunik regions is fully controlled by the Armenian Armed Forces. It is envisaged that the negotiations on the full resolution of the current situation will continue tomorrow, on 19 May.

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, emphasizing the need for a peaceful settlement of the issue, at the same time, is ready for any development of events, emphasizes that encroachments on the sovereign territories of the Republic of Armenia are absolutely unacceptable. “Azerbaijani servicemen are obliged to leave the territory of the Republic of Armenia without preconditions and refrain from such provocations from now on.”