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Opposition With Honor faction MP Tigran Abrahamyan says Armenia’s security and defense chiefs have to explain how Azerbaijani forces intruded into Armenia's Gegharkunik Province without any hindrance on May 12, instead of denying the ombudsman’s claims about the Azerbaijani military’s increased activity in Armenia.

"Instead of actively denying the ombudsman’s reports concerning the Sotk-Khoznavar border section, the secretary of the Armenian Security Council and defense minister, first of all, have to explain how the Azerbaijani troops invaded the sovereign territory of Armenia unhindered, without any fighting,” he wrote on Facebook late on Friday.

“Who will take responsibility for this aggression? Who is responsible for leaving that border area unprotected, failing to “meet” the Azerbaijani troops in that section and, according to official data, allowing them to advance up to 3.8 kilometers [into Armenian territory].

“Otherwise, it turns out that the secretary of the Security Council is beating around the bush, telling tales such as “we are negotiating so that they leave”, the Defense Ministry says that Azerbaijanis don't carry out fortification works, so on.

“You had better discuss your petty tricks in your circles, and give answers to the questions I raised. Look at them, they have handed over and continue to hand over the country piece by piece, but are still looking for someone to lash at,” Abrahamyan said.