Azerbaijan’s criminal activities are nothing else but terrorism against the people of Nagorno Karabakh and countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group, Deputy Speaker of Armenia’s Parliament said, commenting on the tense situation on the Nagorno Karabakh contact line.

“Aliyev’s such impudent behavior stems from the international community’s untargeted assessments,” Eduard Sharmazanov said.

Meanwhile, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan said the Ministry is in constant communication with diplomatic representatives of foreign countries and international organizations to exchange information and consult on the situation on the line of contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijan.

On the night of April 1-2, Azerbaijani armed forces initiated overt offensive operations in the southern, southeastern and northeastern directions of the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh, using artillery, armored fighting vehicles and air force equipment among other weapons.

Aside from the battles on the frontline, the rival has also carried out artillery strikes on civilian settlements and places of permanent deployment of several military units.

On April 2, at around 8:30 am, the rival used BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher in the Martuni direction of the contact line. 12-year-old Vaghinak Grigoryan was killed in the shelling, two more children were wounded.