Armenian citizen with his wife and three under-age children broke the fences on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
The Armenian-Azerbaijani border was violated at the Yeraskh-Nakhchivan section at about 19.00 on January 10, said sources in the Department of Information and Public Relations under the Armenian Defense Ministry.
"Armenian citizen Yegishe Petrosovich Gevorkyan (born in 1958) with his wife and three under-age children (7,6,3 years of age) on board of the "Yeraz“-type vehicle broke the fences on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and not obeying the orders of the Armenian frontier guards passed the border under the shooting from the Azerbaijani part and entered Nakhchivan. Armenian side did not fire as there were three underage children in the car.
Under the source, Gevorkyan was convicted for burglary, car theft and other crimes.
The relevant international humanitarian organizations have been informed about the case.
Criminal case has been launched, the investigation is conducted and details are specified.
If we create conditions on border, most Armenians will pass to Azerbaijan
I think the passage of the Armenian family to Azerbaijan is not a coincidence, Azerbaijani deputy Nizami Jafarov.
According to Jafarov, many citizens of Armenia want reconciliation with Azerbaijan and they want to live in Azerbaijan, because the living conditions in Armenia are too low.
“Not every Armenian citizen can work in Russia or Turkey. I think this is not a coincidence and this will promote Armenians’ flow to Azerbaijan. Armenians are interested in Azerbaijan and I think most Armenians will come here if we create conditions on the border. Azerbaijan should create conditions for Armenians’ passage to Azerbaijan. Armenians have no other way out. We should react calmly on this. On the other hand, we should get Armenians’ interest to pass the border. Merely, they should be kept in isolation from each other,” the deputy said.
Jafarov noted that such actions give additional dividends to Azerbaijan.
“For example, it is profitable for Turkey that tens of thousands of Armenians use different ways to come to Turkey to work. This influences Turkey’s image because the living conditions there are much higher than in Armenia. The same will happen here. More Armenians will come to Azerbaijan. If Azerbaijan is interesting for the citizens of China and Korea, the Armenian citizens are interested in our country even more. And the world will see who is right,” the deputy said.
