Defense minister: Expansion of provocations caused by Armenian armed forces suppressed

The current operational situation on the Azerbaijani-Armenian conditional border and in the Karabakh economic region has been analyzed in Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, Report informs referring to the ministry’s website.

On May 15, the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov held an official meeting.

Touching on the recent clash in Kalbajar direction, the Minister noted that a decent response was given to the opposing side, the expansion of the provocations caused by the Armenian armed forces was resolutely suppressed and considerable damage was inflicted. The Minister instructed the relevant officials to take strict response measures against possible armed incidents.