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The Azerbaijani armed forces breached the agreements reached by the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in the Geneva Summit initiated by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and applied artillery fire at the north-eastern (Markatert- Mataghis) direction of the Line of Contact on October 22, firing 5 mortars and a SPIKE anti-tank guided missile at Artsakh positions.   

“Azerbaijani actions once again demonstrate Baku is not inclined to direct the reached agreements to the peaceful settlement of the conflict and exclude unjustified loses, instead provoking destabilization of the situation through deliberate provocations,” Defense Army of the Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Republic reported in a press statement on Monday.

“The Artsakh forces refrained from retaliation, considering the necessity for the efficient implementation of the peace process to resolve the Azerbaijani-Artsakh conflict,” the statement said, adding the offensive actions of the adversary, however, would not remain unanswered should the logic of further course of events continue.

“Defense Army of the Artsakh Republic warns the Baku military-political leadership with full responsibility the retaliation will be disproportionate and painful,” the Defense Army concluded.