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Armenia’s Security Council issues statement in connection with Azerbaijani invasion in south-east section of border
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15.11.2021 | 14:18
The Security Council of Armenia has issued a statement, which reads:
“On November 14, at around 13։00, Azerbaijani Armed Forces units, supported by armored vehicles invaded the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia in one of the eastern sections of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. As a result of the actions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, four combat positions of the Armenian Armed Forces were surrounded. Following negotiations, the Azerbaijani military equipment and troops that invaded the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia left the territory of the Republic of Armenia, the units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia were withdrawn from the above-mentioned four combat positions. Nevertheless, Azerbaijani servicemen who invaded the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia in May of this year continue to be deployed in the mentioned section.
The rumors that an order has not been issued by the superior command of the Armenian Armed Forces or the political leadership are not true. The Security Council of the Republic of Armenia instructed the relevant bodies to conduct a proper investigation of the incident. The Security Council draws the attention of the Russian Federation, the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the international community to the ongoing aggression of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and emphasizes that these actions are directed against the sovereignty, territorial integrity and regional security and stability of the Republic of Armenia, the provisions of the trilateral declaration of 9.
The Security Council expresses the determination of the government and the people to protect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of the homeland. Referring to the sections of the Goris-Kapan and Kapan-Chakaten highways under the control of Azerbaijan, we consider it necessary to emphasize that they are not in the territory of the Republic of Armenia since the Soviet era.
The Government of the Republic of Armenia has taken measures to build a new network of alternative roads in Syunik region and these works will be completed in the near future. We consider it necessary to emphasize that no settlement of the Republic of Armenia is deprived of a way of life. The Security Council continues to emphasize the need for a peaceful settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border situation, i.e. the withdrawal of troops from the de jure established border of Soviet Armenia and Soviet Azerbaijan and the start of demarcation and delimitation of the border under international auspices. We also call on the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to intensify their efforts for a peaceful and comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict”.
