11:47, 6 September 2021

Azerbaijan denies allegations of burning down pastures near Sotk

Azerbaijani militaries were not involved in the fires near the Armenian village of Sotk, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has assured in response to accusations of setting pastures on fire.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Arman Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, stated that on September 4 Azerbaijani militaries set fire to pastures near the village of Sotk, Gegarkunik Region, as a result of which about 40 hectares were burnt out.

The Azerbaijani MoD has treated this information as slander, the "haqqin.az" reports.

Let us remind you that on August 30, Arman Tatoyan also accused Azerbaijani militaries of setting fire to pastures near the villages of Sotk and Kut on the border with the Kelbadjar District.

Because of the fires, cattle breeders of the Gegarkunik Region have faced fodder problems for their livestock; while the hay prices doubled, residents of the border villages have reported.

It should be noted that Azerbaijan and Armenia are regularly exchanging accusations of violating the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the mutual border.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 5, 2021 at 03:43 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Source: CK correspondent