YEREVAN, MARCH 23, ARMENPRESS. Unpunished violations of international agreements by Azerbaijan encourage it to resort to new provocations, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned Thursday.

“One such horrendous provocation happened yesterday, when the Azerbaijani military gunned down serviceman of the Armed Forces of Armenia Arshak Sargsyan with targeted sniper fire. I convey condolences to the family and friends of the conscripted serviceman and I draw the international community’s attention to the obvious fact that Azerbaijan is developing the situation towards a new escalation,” Pashinyan said at the Cabinet meeting.

Moreover, Azerbaijan’s absurd narrative on “Western Azerbaijan” is an explicit act of encroachment against the sovereign territory of Armenia, Pashinyan warned.

“Overall, I have to stress that this narrative once again shows that from the very beginning our government correctly interpreted Azerbaijan’s messages, and the reason for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict being unresolved is Azerbaijan’s policy and narrative of doubting the Republic of Armenia’s right to exist,” the Armenian PM said.