Deliberate targeting of Artsakh civilians a gross violation of international humanitarian law, Armenia says

The Foreign Ministry of Armenia on Sunday issued a statement on the recent developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict zone. The statement reads:

“Azerbaijan, together with Turkey, and with massive involvement of foreign terrorist fighters from the Middle East, continues large-scale military hostilities against the Republic of Artsakh.

The cities of Stepanakert and Martakert are attacked with the use of long-range missiles and involvement of the air force.

The deliberate targeting of the civilian population and infrastructure of Artsakh by the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan is a gross violation of the international humanitarian law, and the latter will bear full responsibility for this war crime.”