The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia has issued a statement, which states:

“The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan continues to regularly spread misinformation about the opening of fire by the RA Armed Forces in the direction of the combat positions of the Azerbaijani units in this or that part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. In particular, late in the evening on 18 February, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry issued a statement claiming that on the same day, units of the Armenian Armed Forces opened fire on Azerbaijani military positions located in the northeastern part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia calls on the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan to refrain from disseminating untrue information on the border situation, which in no way contributes to the stability of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.”