According to the received alarms, at the moment the Azerbaijani Armed forces are firing in the direction of Sotk mountain pass. The RA Human Rights defender Arman Tatoyan informs.
“Special note: the shots are from the place where the windmills are located. And that area is located in the Sotk mountain pass region of Geghamasar community of Gegharkunik province (200 hectare land plot), which the RA government by the decision of December 2000, provided to the company with legal registration in the Republic of Armenia, signed a lease agreement for 30 years, ensuring the state registration of property rights.
In other words, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces are illegally present in the territory belonging to the RA business company, from where they regularly target the Sotk gold mine, Geghamasar community, and the positions of the RA Armed Forces. At the same time, with their illegal presence, they caused a loss of about $ 5,000,000 to the Armenian business company.
It should be reminded that on 16 August, at around 6:10 pm, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces once again resorted to provocation, firing from different caliber firearms at the Armenian positions located in the Gegharkunik section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
The RA Ministry of Defense informs.
A serviceman of the N military unit of the RA Armed Forces private Arman Hovhannes Hakobyan, born in 2002 received a fatal gunshot wound as a result of an intense shootout.
The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia shares the grief of the loss; expresses support to the family members, relatives and colleagues of the deceased serviceman.
As a result of the retaliatory actions taken by the Armenian side, the enemy has at least three casualties.
It should be reminded that this morning the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces also provoked in the direction of Nakhichevan on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, in the Yeraskh section.
In particular, at around 09:50, a serviceman of the N military unit of the RA Armed Forces, senior non-commissioned officer Vahan Dimik Tatosyan, born in 1975, received a fatal gunshot wound from the enemy sniper.
The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia shares the grief of the loss; expresses support to the family members, relatives and colleagues of the deceased serviceman.
As a result of the retaliatory actions taken by the Armenian side, the enemy suffered losses.”
