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Azerbaijani has launched a systematic military and psychological attack on Artsakh, Armenian MP Tigran Abrahamyan, who represents the opposition With Honor bloc, told reporters in the parliament on Wednesday.

The deputy pointed to the recent Azerbaijani provocations near the communities of Khramort, Norshen and Taghavard with the use of firearms and mortars, as well as the threats to local residents via loudspeakers.

“The main point of the Azerbaijani statements is that the Armenian civilians must leave the settlements, because those are allegedly Azerbaijani lands, otherwise they will eventually use force to drive them out,” the MP stated, adding the Azerbaijani troops repeatedly threaten to “kill them all sooner or later”.

Abrahamyan believes the most dangerous thing is that so far there has been no response from the Armenian authorities to the developments unfolding in Artsakh.

He does not think there have been any radical changes in the functions of the Russian peacekeeping contingent or in the activities carried out by them, which could displease Azerbaijan or make it resort to such provocations.

According to the MP, the Azerbaijani agitprop and state-run media have also launched a campaign against the commander of the Russian contingent, which, he says, is not linked with the inefficiency of the Russian peacekeeping mission or its service.

"It is attributed to the situation around Ukraine, its direct and indirect impact, which is especially severe in Artsakh. The Azerbaijani and Turkish media are working in unison in a clear anti-Russian campaign. The steps and actions taken by Baku are fully in line with the logic of discrediting the Russian role in Artsakh and in the whole South Caucasus," Abrahamyan noted.

He warns the more the crisis in Ukraine compounds, the more obvious the Azerbaijani attacks on the Russian side will be.