YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan once again displays its terroristic nature and that it is against the OSCE Minsk Group format. RPA spokesperson, NA Vice President Eduard Sharmazanov mentioned about this in an interview with journalists after the September 24 Session of RPA Executive Body, referring to the shooting at Tavush Province bordering communities which resulted in deaths and injuries. “Firing at civilians has always been unacceptable. Firing at civilians is forbidden even during war time. It is nothing but component of terrorism”, “Armenpress” reports, Sharmazanov emphasized.

He also added that the international society must see all these, give a precise assessment and censure Azerbaijan’s terrorist acts. According to the NA Vice-President, Azerbaijan incites border tension prior to the meeting of Foreign Ministers in New York, trying to disrupt the peace process. “Azerbaijan once again displays that it is against the OSCE Minsk Group format. It is against the proposals made by the Minsk Group co-chairs”, emphasized Sharmazanov.

NA Vice-President expressed conviction that the Armenian Armed Forces will be able to appropriately retaliate to the rival activities in case of necessity, stressing that statements will be issued by relevant state structures of Armenia.

Two civilians were killed by rival shooting in Berdavan community of Tavush Province. Two more are injured. Head of the Department of Public Relations and Information of the Police of the Republic of Armenia, Ashot Aharonyan, informed “Armenpress” about this.

Sona Revazyan, 1974, and Shushan Asatryan, 1921, are the victims.

Earlier it became known that in another bordering community of Tavush, Paravakar, Paytsar Aghajanyan , 83, was killed by rival fire.

The Department of Information and Public Affairs of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia informed that the enemy continues to violate the ceasefire regime in the direction of Tavush Province bordering communities. There are no casualties and injured among the soldiery.