Azerbaijan falsely accuses Armenia of border shooting

Azerbaijan has again falsely accused Armenia of border shooting, the Armenian Ministry of Defense has said.

“The statement by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, alleging that on April 8, between 7:20 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia opened fire towards Azerbaijani combat positions located in the southeastern section of the border, does not correspond to reality,” the ministry said in a statement. “It should be recalled 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,” it added.