Armenia says Azerbaijani amassing troops, equipment on borderSeptember 11, 2023 - 15:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Defense Minister Arman Sargsyan believes there is always a risk of military escalation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Sargsyan told reporters on Monday, September 11 that the Armenian side has registered an accumulation of Azerbaijani troops and equipment on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, http://Aysor.am reports. “This has already been discussed. I don't want to talk about it again,” Sargsyan said. “The Ministry of Defense, of course, is taking steps within its powers so as not to destabilize the situation in the region and not have any negative impact on the overall situation. In our region, the risk of escalation is always present, and we, as a state, must take steps so that this does not develop into a major military operation,” Sargsyan concluded. Over the past week, footage has circulated across Azerbaijani social media appearing to show increased movement of Azerbaijani troops around Nagorno-Karabakh and along the border with Armenia. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1. U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia. PACE adopts resolution on Armenia's commitment to reforms PACE welcomed the electoral reforms implemented by Armenia in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission. Armenia, Germany discuss ties, South Caucasus peace process Armenian lawmakers met with the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Tobias Lindner. |