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ARMENIA TO CONSULT CSTO ALLIES ON AZERI 'BORDER PROVOCATIONS'
NEWS | 24.10.13 | 09:07
Armenia is going to consult its military allies from the Russia-led
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) over the latest
border violations by Azerbaijan that have increased tensions in the
northeastern parts of the country lately.
One Armenian serviceman was killed and another three wounded when Azeri
forces opened fire at a military convoy moving along the Paravakar
section of the Berd-Ijevan road on Tuesday.
More shooting at the road situated close to the border with Azerbaijan
was reported the following day and the Defense Ministry said it would
be closed temporary for transport to allow some engineering work to
be done for security purposes.
Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan described it as another "mean provocation" of Azerbaijan
and vowed that it will not remain unanswered.
"I think that the purpose was to distract the attention of Azerbaijani
citizens from active discussions of the election results in the
postelection period," he added in response to the question of Heritage
faction secretary Tevan Poghosyan concerning the border incident.
As for whether it is time Armenia raised this issue before its CSTO
allies, Sargsyan said: "We will bring the attention of our partners to
this issue and naturally the matter concerns the collective security
system. We will inform our partners about all these issues, will
present our viewpoints."
Meanwhile, a group of Armenian students held a protest in front of
the OSCE office in Yerevan on Wednesday, demanding international
condemnation of Azerbaijan's actions at the border with Armenia.
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ARMENIA TO CONSULT CSTO ALLIES ON AZERI 'BORDER PROVOCATIONS'
NEWS | 24.10.13 | 09:07
Armenia is going to consult its military allies from the Russia-led
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) over the latest
border violations by Azerbaijan that have increased tensions in the
northeastern parts of the country lately.
One Armenian serviceman was killed and another three wounded when Azeri
forces opened fire at a military convoy moving along the Paravakar
section of the Berd-Ijevan road on Tuesday.
More shooting at the road situated close to the border with Azerbaijan
was reported the following day and the Defense Ministry said it would
be closed temporary for transport to allow some engineering work to
be done for security purposes.
Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan described it as another "mean provocation" of Azerbaijan
and vowed that it will not remain unanswered.
"I think that the purpose was to distract the attention of Azerbaijani
citizens from active discussions of the election results in the
postelection period," he added in response to the question of Heritage
faction secretary Tevan Poghosyan concerning the border incident.
As for whether it is time Armenia raised this issue before its CSTO
allies, Sargsyan said: "We will bring the attention of our partners to
this issue and naturally the matter concerns the collective security
system. We will inform our partners about all these issues, will
present our viewpoints."
Meanwhile, a group of Armenian students held a protest in front of
the OSCE office in Yerevan on Wednesday, demanding international
condemnation of Azerbaijan's actions at the border with Armenia.
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