YEREVAN
\nArmenia\u2019s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told the country\u2019s parliament that 49 people had been killed in Azerbaijan\u2019s attack.
\n\u201cCurrently, according to the Defense Ministry, we have 49 people killed, however, this is not the final figure,\u201d he said at the parliament during an emergency address.
\nPashinyan specified that Azerbaijan had attacked Armenia\u2019s borders in seven directions. \u201cAt midnight, Azerbaijan attacked in four directions, then two-three more directions were added,\u201d he said.
\nAccording to the prime minister, a meeting of the Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is currently underway. \u201cAs you know, we turned to the CSTO and currently the CSTO Permanent Council meeting is underway. We also addressed Russia and the UN Security Council,\u201d he said.
\nEarlier, the Armenian Defense Ministry stated that at 00:05 on September 13, the units of Azerbaijan\u2019s armed forces opened intense fire in the direction of the communities of Goris, Sotk and Jermuk using artillery, large-caliber and light small arms. At an emergency meeting, the Security Council of Armenia decided to seek aid from the Russian Federation in order to implement the provisions of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, as well as from the CSTO and the UN Security Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
YEREVAN Armenia\u2019s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told the country\u2019s parliament that 49 people had been killed in Azerbaijan\u2019s attack. \u201cCurrently, according to the Defense Ministry, we have 49 people killed, however, this is not the final figure,\u201d he said at the parliament during an emergency address. Pashinyan specified that Azerbaijan had attacked Armenia\u2019s borders in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283319,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-283298","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n