According to the Azerbaijan’s Defence Ministry on the 12th- September, the Armenian army carried out extensive provocations in the evening hours on the border in the direction of Dashkesan, Kalbajar and Lachin.
The ministry said sabotage groups of the Armenian army laid mines on land and roads between the positions of the Azerbaijani army in various directions, adding as a result of measures taken by Azerbaijani troops to address the situation, clashes took place.
“In general, over the past month, provocations of the Armenian armed forces in the direction of Lachin, Gadabay, Dashkasan and Kalbajar regions of the state border, cases of shelling of the positions of the Azerbaijan Army in the territory of these regions using various caliber weapons are of intensive and systematic nature. At the same time, it was observed that Armenia concentrated offensive weapons, heavy artillery, and military personnel along the borders of Azerbaijan.”- Ministry of Defense of Republic Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s main aim is to conclude a peace treaty as soon as possible, but this intention is always faced with Armenian provocations.