Azeri fake news again falsely accuses Armenia of border shooting

The Azerbaijani authorities have again falsely accused the Armenian military of opening cross-border fire in an ongoing disinformation campaign, the Armenian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

“The statement by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, claiming that overnight on March 20-21, units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia opened fire on Azerbaijani combat positions located in the eastern and southeastern sectors of the border, does not correspond to reality. It is important to note that the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia has proposed the establishment of a joint Armenia-Azerbaijan mechanism for investigating ceasefire violations and related reports. However, Azerbaijan has yet to respond to this initiative. The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia reaffirms that, in accordance with the position of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, it stands ready to investigate the facts supporting the statement issued by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, should they be provided to the Republic of Armenia. As of now, the Republic of Azerbaijan has not provided the Republic of Armenia with any factual evidence or justification regarding the alleged ceasefire violations by the units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia,” the Armenian Defense Ministry said. 

Days after Armenia and Azerbaijan announced that the negotiations around the peace treaty terms have been successfully concluded, the Azerbaijani government started a massive disinformation campaign falsely accusing Armenia of firing at its military positions across the border.