Armenia to turn to Russia for help due to escalation on border with Azerbaijan
New Delhi: The Security Council of Armenia decided to turn to Russia for help to implement the provisions of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in connection with the aggravation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. The press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia reported this on Tuesday night.
“A decision has been made to formally appeal to the Russian Federation in order to implement the provisions of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. There will also be an appeal to the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the UN Security Council in connection with the aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia,” the Cabinet announced.
Earlier, the Armenian Defense Ministry stated that at 00:05 on September 13, units of the Azerbaijani armed forces opened intense fire in the direction of the cities of Goris, Sotk and Jermuk using artillery, large-caliber and light small arms.
The Armenian armed forces report dead and wounded in its ranks as a result of the escalation in the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, there are dead and wounded. Press secretary of the Armenian Defense Ministry Aram Torosyan wrote this on Facebook (banned in Russia as it’s owned by Meta Corporation, which is designated as extremist in Russia) on Tuesday.
“As a result of the aggression of the Azerbaijani side, there are dead and wounded in the ranks of the Armenian armed forces. The data is being specified,” Torosyan wrote.
The press secretary of the defense ministry also called the statement of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry that the Armenian side started the shelling a lie. He accused the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan of allegedly preparing the information ground for this provocation for a long time, as evidenced by the daily disinformation about shelling from the Armenian side.
Earlier, the Armenian Defense Ministry stated that at 00:05 on September 13, units of the Azerbaijani armed forces opened intense fire in the direction of the cities of Goris, Sotk and Jermuk using artillery, large-caliber and light small arms.
(Vinayak)
