Azerbaijan Asks Russian Peacekeepers to Halt Armenian Return Fire to Evacuate Casualties

Following the terrorist acts on March 5, Azerbaijan has requested Russian peacekeepers to stop the return fire from the Armenian side, allowing them to evacuate casualties and the wounded. This information was provided by Gurgen Nersisyan, the State Minister of the Republic of Artsakh, during an interview with Armenia's Public Television.

It was reported that on the morning of March 5, around 10:00 AM, an Azerbaijani special forces group targeted and opened fire on a police convoy transporting personnel from the passport and visa department in a location known as 'Khajpalu.'

“We also have their assessments, attitudes, and the entire information base that has been collected and will be sent or will be sent in the near future to Russia. It is evident to us that their assessments do not differ from our own,” Nersisyan stated.

Nersisyan expressed hope that such assessments and responses from the Russian Federation's high authorities would emerge soon.

Addressing the incident, Nersisyan emphasized that Azerbaijan has openly displayed that Artsakh cannot have any connection with the outside world, and that the justification for transporting weapons from Armenia to Artsakh is being used by that state to cover up its criminal acts.

According to Nersisyan, the Republic of Artsakh has sufficient evidence to present to international organizations to prove Azerbaijan's crimes.

Nersisyan also commented on the behavior of the international community, labeling it as unacceptable and a test of the resilience of the people of Artsakh. “There is no other place to test resilience; there is neither a possibility for concession nor for not fighting. From now on, the only path is to fight to the end on our own land and within our own family. Both Azerbaijan and the international actors involved in resolving the Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict must understand this,” Nersisyan emphasized.

It should be noted that on March 3, three incidents of ceasefire violations were recorded in the Martuni and Shushi regions of Artsakh. These were also documented by the Russian peacekeeping forces.