Armenian side attempting to create fake tension in region by shelling Azerbaijani Army positions – defense ministry 

From 21:30 on March 8 to 04:15 on March 9, Azerbaijani Army positions stationed on the Azerbaijani-Armenian conditional border and in the Karabakh economic region were subjected to fire 23 times, Report informs, citing Defense Ministry.

“The Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the directions of the Yukhari Shorzha, Ashaghi Shorzha, Gunashli, Azizli settlements of the Basarkechar region, Istisu settlement, and the Chambarak region, using various caliber weapons, periodically fired on the Azerbaijani Army positions stationed in the directions of the Istisu, Zaylik, Mollabayramli, Yellija, Yukhari Ayrim of the Kalbajar district, the Astaf settlement of the Dashkasan district, and the Zamanli and Goyalli settlements of the Gadabay district.

“Moreover, members of illegal Armenian armed detachments in the territory of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeeping forces are temporarily deployed, subjected to fire the Azerbaijani Army positions stationed in the directions of the Khojavend, Lachin, Khojaly districts and the city of Shusha.

“Adequate retaliatory measures have been taken by Azerbaijani Army units in all directions.

“By systematically shelling the Azerbaijan Army positions, the Armenian armed forces are provoking the Azerbaijan Army to fire back, thereby trying to form a false opinion among the representatives of the European Union civilian mission operating on the conditional border, as well as to establish fake tension in the region.

“We once again state that the military-political leadership of the official Iravan bears all responsibility for the provocations that may be committed by Armenia and their resulting in human casualties,” the ministry said.