At the government meeting, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan referred to the military-political situation in the region, the accumulation and provocations of the Azerbaijani armed forces, as well as the illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan, and noted that the military-political situation in the region has significantly worsened.
He stated that the member states of the UN Security Council should take serious measures to prevent a new explosion in our region.
“The military-political situation in our region has significantly worsened. The reason is that Azerbaijan has been accumulating troops for days along the Artsakh contact line and the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. The rhetoric of anti-Armenian hatred has intensified in the Azerbaijani press and propaganda platforms. The policy of encroachment on the sovereign territory of Armenia continues. On September 1, the Azerbaijani military launched another provocation against the sovereign territory of Armenia, in the Sotk sector of the Gegharkunik region, as a result of which three servicemen of the Ministry of Defense were killed. Additionally, Azerbaijan continues to illegally block the Lachin Corridor. The humanitarian crisis in Artsakh has reached its peak. It is obvious that with these actions, Azerbaijan demonstrates its intention to launch a new military provocation against Artsakh and the Republic of Armenia. To justify such provocation, false and untrue theses are put into circulation.”
He added that despite all the issues, Armenia is ready and wants to sign a peace and relations regulation agreement with Azerbaijan, which is a sign that Armenia expresses its commitment to the peace agenda.
