Министр обороны Армении в Тавуше встретился с местным населением, которое продолжает нести на себе всю тяжесть конфликта.

Министр обороны Армении, Сейран Оганян, с субботы на воскресенье посетил Тавушскую область, северо-восточный регион страны, в тоже время стороны конфликта продолжили сообщать о нарушениях режима прекращения огня между ними.

По словам пресс-секретаря министра, Арцруна Ованнисяна, "министр побывал на передовой, ознакомился с работами по модернизации позиций, инженерных сооружений, обсудил с командованием уровень боевой подготовки и другие вопросы." Согласно тому же источнику министр также посетил также воинские части, ознакомился с строительными работами. Министр также встретился с жителями приграничных сел, ответил на волнующие их вопросы, обсудил с руководителями общин вопросы напряженности на границе и возможности содействия."

Тавушская область находится вне зоны нагорно-карабахского конфликта, но она расположена на государственной границей Азербайджа. В прошлом году конфликтующие стороны несколько раз сообщали о нарушениях режима прекращения огня с обеих сторон, и, в основном, всю тяжесть этого насилия испытало на себе местное население, живущие на линии соприкосновения в зоне конфликта и вблизь международной границы между двумя странами. Оганян встретился с лидерами общин Тавушской области, чтобы успокоить их.

Обе стороны конфликта заявляют, что за минувшие выходные их противники неоднократно нарушали режим прекращения огня. Азербайджанская сторона сообщает о том, что армянские силы использовали 60мм и 82мм минометы и крупнокалиберные пулеметы в различных районах вдоль линии фронта. Армянская сторона утверждает, что азербайджанские силы выстрелили 165 60мм и 82мм снарядов по армянским позициям в Нагорном-Карабахе за минувшие выходные. Commonspace.eu не в состоянии потвердить или опровергнуть эти данные.

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фото: министр обороны Армении Сейран Оганян на встрече с лидерами общин в Тавушской области, 8 августа 2015 (Фото предоставлено пресс-службой Министерства обороны Армении).

 

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