Armenia again denies false Azeri reports of border shooting

Azerbaijan has again falsely accused Armenian forces of shooting at its border positions.

"The statement issued by the Defense Ministry Azerbaijan, alleging that between 10:20 p.m. on March 18 and 1:40 a.m. on March 19, units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia opened fire on Azerbaijani combat positions in the eastern and southeastern sectors of the border, does not correspond to reality," the Armenian Defense Ministry said in a statement. 

The Armenian Prime Minister's Office has proposed the establishment of a joint Armenia-Azerbaijan mechanism for investigating ceasefire violations and related reports. However, Azerbaijan has yet to respond to this initiative.

"The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia reaffirms that, in accordance with the position of the Prime Minister's Office, it stands ready to investigate the facts supporting the statement issued by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, should they be provided to the Republic of Armenia," it said.

"As of now, the Republic of Azerbaijan has not provided the Republic of Armenia with any factual evidence or justification regarding the alleged ceasefire violations by the units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia," reads the statement.