French ambassador: ‘When Yeraskh can't sleep, Yerevan stays awake too’
French Ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lacôte has reacted to the tensions along the Yeraskh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
"When Yeraskh can't sleep, Yerevan stays awake too,” the diplomat wrote on Facebook.
Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported that late in the evening of July 19 and at night of July 20, until 2am, Azerbaijani forces continued firing on the Armenian positions stationed in the Yeraskh border area, without using mortars.
"As a result of the intense shootout that lasted for several hours from the Armenian side, head of the Yeraskh community Radik Oghikyan, who was organizing the work on extinguishing the fire that broke out in the area due to the Azerbaijani actions at the time, sustained a gunshot wound.
“The Armenian Armed Forces announce that they will not allow any change in the contact line,” the ministry said in a statement.
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