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The Armenian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned Azerbaijan’s attempted subversive attack amid the global fight against coronavirus.

“We strongly condemn the attempts of Azerbaijan to escalate the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, which resulted in the wounding of a 14-year-old resident of Voskevan community of Tavush Province. At the same time, two servicemen of the Armenian Armed Forces have been wounded while thwarting the sabotage infiltration attempt of the Azerbaijani side towards the Armenian positions in the same direction,” the ministry said in a statement on Monday.

“This unprovoked ceasefire violation has no justification, especially today, when all countries of the world mobilize their medical resources in the fight against COVID-19. By such actions, Azerbaijan disregards the calls of the international community, particularly the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and the UN Secretary General to strictly adhere to the ceasefire and refrain from provocative actions during this period.

“This military incident demonstrates that either the Azerbaijani side has no control over the actions of its military units on the border or deliberately escalates the situation thus bearing full responsibility for its consequences.

“We wish speedy recovery to our injured citizens,” the statement read.