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Azerbaijan has not yet responded to Armenia’s proposal for the setup of a mechanism to jointly investigate allegations of ceasefire violations, Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan says.

Speaking at the 2024 APRI Forum on Wednesday, the security chief expressed concern about the recent false Azeri allegations of ceasefire breaches by Armenian forces.

“Armenia is naturally concerned by these statements because it has taken absolutely no step towards border escalation, no shots have been fired by Armenian forces” Grigoryan noted. "The dissemination of such false reports is disturbing."

“In order to solve the problem, we publicly proposed Azerbaijan to establish a joint investigation mechanism involving the investigative committees or other bodies that would probe the incidents and draw a final conclusion, providing reliable data to us and the international community. Azerbaijan has not responded to it yet,” the official added.

Meanwhile, Grigoryan claimed the creation of a joint investigation mechanism would not contradict the EU monitoring mission in Armenia.