ARMED FORCES OF AZERBAIJAN FIRE AT POSITIONS OF NKR DEFENCE ARMY
Noyan Tapan
March 5, 2008
STEPANAKERT, MARCH 5, NOYAN TAPAN. At about 05:00 on March 4 the
Azerbaijani armed forces, breaking the armistice regime, fired at
the positions of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh on the border line
of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh and the Republic of Azerbaijan,
to the north-east from Martakert, at a distance of 3.5 km from the
village of Levonarkh, as a result of which the First Lieutenant of
the defence army has been injured.
The Azerbaijani forces have conquered one of the primary defence
fulcra of the armed forces of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh. The
NKR armed forces fired in return compelling the rival to retreat to
its former position.
There are victims and injured on the Azerbaijani side.
At about 08:00 on the same day the skirmish became of a more intensive
character. As of 15:40, the Armenian forces restored the preliminary
positions. The situation is peaceful at present, there are no shots.
According to the information provided to Noyan Tapan by the RA Ministry
of Defence, the RA Minister of Defence immediately informed Anjey
Kasprchik, the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-office,
of the breaking of the armistice regime.
Information on the incident has been exchanged also between the
headquarters of the armed forces of the two countries.