The defense ministry of Azerbaijan has been accusing Armenian armed forces of violating the ceasefire for the past five days. Yerevan has scoffed at Baku’s accusations, saying that Armenia’s proposal to create a joint mechanism to monitor such violations continues to remain on the table.
Baku on Monday accused Armenia’s Armed Forces of shooting at Azerbaijani positions in Nakhichevan. Armenia’s Defense Ministry denied the accusation, calling it part of the misinformation campaign being carried out by Baku.
Earlier this spring, amid similar accusations by Baku, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s office proposed the creation of bilateral mechanisms to monitor ceasefire violations. Baku has not responded to this proposal.
The European Union’s special representative to the South Caucasus, Toivo Klaar, on Monday reaffirmed his complete support for Armenia’s proposal.
Klaar on Monday shared a post he made in June on X advocating for the creations of the mechanism, and added, “I reiterate my full support for Yerevan’s proposal for a bilateral mechanism to investigate allegations of ceasefire violations.”
In the earlier post, Klaar welcomed Armenia’s proposal to create a bilateral mechanism to address alleged ceasefire violations on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border to reduce tensions.
