Yerevan's unconstructive policy hampering Karabakh conflict settlement
BAKU. June 8 (Interfax) - The Armenian authorities are immediately responsible for the latest events at the contact line, Elnur Aslanov, director of the Azeri presidential administration's Political Analysis and Information Support Department, told journalists in Friday.
"Armenians have chosen to continue their unconstructive policy, thus hampering a peaceful settlement of the conflict. All this proves once again that Armenia, unlike Azerbaijan, is interested in maintaining this status quo, which, for its part, poses a direct threat to security all over the region and creates obstacles for the region's economic development," he said.
Azerbaijan has said more than once that maintaining this status quo is unacceptable for region, but the Armenian authorities have been avoiding peace talks, Aslanov said, adding that this situation poses a threat to the whole region.
Tensions have been running high near the contact line between the Azeri and Armenian Armed Forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone in the past few days.
The Azeri Defense Ministry claims that Armenian soldiers made several attempts to cross the line, but their attacks were rebuffed. Five Azeri soldiers were killed and several more were injured.