A reconnaissance-sabotage group of Armenian Armed Forces tried to cross the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the direction of the Yukhary Ayrim settlement of Azerbaijan’s Kalbajar district on May 27, at about 03:00 (GMT+4), the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.
"The Armenian forces carried out mining operations on the approach to the positions of the Azerbaijani Army on the border, and as a result of immediate operational measures, 6 servicemen of the opposite side were besieged, rendered harmless and detained," the statement reads.
In the morning, a concentration of several combat vehicles, including tanks of the Armenian Armed Forces, was noticed near the border. As a result of the undertaken measures, their movement was stopped.
Currently, the operating conditions in this direction are under the control of Azerbaijani units, the defense ministry noted.
Commenting on the provocation of the Armenian Armed Forces in the direction of Kalbajar district, the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said that attempts to violate the state border of Azerbaijan are unacceptable.
According to the Foreign Ministry, recently Armenia has been pursuing a policy of deliberately aggravating the situation on the border with Azerbaijan.
The transfer of the reconnaissance group of the Armenian Armed Forces to the territory of Azerbaijan, attempts at mining and sabotage are regarded as terrorist and provocative actions, the ministry said.
"While the mines laid by Armenia pose a threat to Azerbaijan, the sabotage committed on the Azerbaijani territory by a group of Armenian saboteurs and the next attempts to mine roads could become a serious threat to the lives of Azerbaijani servicemen and civilians,," the ministry noted.
"Azerbaijan stands for the elimination of tensions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border through negotiations and supports the calls of the international community for the delimitation and demarcation of the border between the two countries. Attempts aimed at violating the border of Azerbaijan are unacceptable," the statement reads.
“Armenia must stop actions aimed at escalating tensions on the border of the two countries and respect the borders of the neighboring state," the ministry stressed.
