At September 13 sitting, the RA National Assembly discussed the NA draft statement “The Statement of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on the Azerbaijani Attack” authored by the NA President Alen Simonyan, the NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan and the deputy Vladimir Vardanyan.
As a result of the discussions with 65 votes “for” the Parliament adopted the statement on the Azerbaijani Attack.
See the text below:
STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
ON THE ARMED ATTACK OF AZERBAIJAN
On September 13, 2022 at 00:05, units of the Azerbaijani armed forces, using artillery, mortars and UAVs, opened intense fire at the Armenian positions located in several parts of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border at once. In particular, the positions located in the direction of Sotk, Vardenis, Goris, Kapan, Artanish and Ishkhanasar have been shelled. Both military and civilian infrastructure S are being hit. In some directions, the Azerbaijani units are taking actions of positional advancement in the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia.
In the current situation, we express our full support to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia in the sacred task of preserving the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Armenia. We call on all political forces, our compatriots, regardless of political positions, to stay calm and unite around the Statehood. Our Homeland needs consolidated and strong protection.
We call on the international community to strongly and directly condemn the aggression unleashed by the military and political leadership of Azerbaijan against Armenia, the gross violations of the principle of prohibition of the use of force and the threat of force against territorial integrity set by the UN Charter.
We expect from the UN Security Council an immediate discussion of the created situation and implementation of actions stemmed from the situation.
We demand from the CSTO to implement immediate measures arising from the obligations assumed by the Collective Security Treaty aimed at preserving the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia.
We appeal to the Russian Federation to urgently fulfill the obligations stipulated by the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation aimed at defending the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia.
Let’s remind that on 13 September, from 00:05, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces started firing intensively from artillery and large-caliber firearms towards the Armenian positions in the direction of Goris, Sotk, and Jermuk The enemy uses UAVs as well.
The situation in some parts of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border continues to be tense as of 18:00. The enemy is trying to secure a positional advance throughout the day, particularly in the direction of Nerkin Hand, Verin Shorzha, Artanish and Sotk, using special purpose units. The RA Armed Forces continue to carry out the combat tasks set before them in full scope.
Data on the losses of the Armenian side are being verified. As of now, the Armenian side has 49 victims confirmed by the Ministry of Defense.
