Ex-ombudsman: There are four Azerbaijani incursions into Armenian territory

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Armenia –

At this point, there are four not three incursions of the Azerbaijani troops into sovereign Armenian territory, Armenia’s former Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan said on Thursday.

“At the moment, there are 4 not 3 incursions of Azerbaijani servicemen into the territory of Armenia:

1. Nerkin Hand village of Syunik Province – 2022. March.

2. Vardenis community of Gegharkunik Province (Kut, Verin Shorzha and a number of other villages, the area near Ishkhanasar) – 2021 May.

3. Goris community of Syunik Province (Black Lake area; near Akner and Verishen villages) – 2021 May.

4. Border section near Tsav village of Syunik Province – 2020 October,” he wrote on Facebook, sharing several photos.

Tatoyan also pointed to the unlawful presence of the Azerbaijani military on the Goris-Kapan and Kapan-Chakaten roads since late 2020 as well as illegal blockades of those roads since November 2021.

“We must remember that in the vicinity of Armenia’s villages, the Azerbaijani servicemen are still present in houses and lands owned by citizens and communities since 2020 November; often with Soviet era legal documents,” he said.

“Along with this, the Azerbaijani authorities continue their policy of Armenophobia, their policy of hatred and enmity at the highest level, while the Azerbaijani military made the normal lives of our border residents impossible through their presence and criminal acts,” Tatoyan noted.

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