As of 21:00 on 13 September, the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border continues to be tense, the Ministry of Defense reports.

“Nevertheless, the intensity of the shelling of Armenian positions, settlements and civil infrastructures, as well as the fire intensity of the positional battles in the direction of Nerkin Hand, Verin Shorzha, Artanish and Sotk, has significantly weakened.

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia continue to fully fulfill the combat tasks set before it, showing the necessary resistance to the enemy.

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, continuing its practice of blatant falsehood, trying to justify the large-scale aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, issued a statement that the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia violated the agreement to establish a cease-fire today, starting at 09:00, by shelling the Azerbaijani positions.

This statement of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan is a plain nonsense, because since midnight, the units of the Azerbaijani armed forces have not stopped shelling and shooting at Armenian positions, settlements and civil infrastructures for a single minute.

This lie once again proves that Azerbaijan’s military-political leadership deeply disregards the opinion of the international community, spreading open lies about Armenia’s allegedly aggressive actions.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia declares that it exclusively responded to the large-scale aggression unleashed by the official Baku,” the message states.