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Sergei Lavrov: We condemn all acts of violence on Azerbaijan-Armenia border

18 July 2011 13:46 (UTC +04:00)

â€œAs far as I know, the Azerbaijani government agencies launched criminal case on charge of â€œmurderâ€. But one must wait for the court decision in order to assess this action as a murder or a terrorist act. We are interested in getting information about the process of investigation. According to the reports, the girl and her mother are residents of St. Petersburg. Our relevant agencies hope for cooperation with the relevant government agencies of Azerbaijan,â€ Lavrov said.

Russian Minister called on the sides to take extra measures in order to prevent such incidents in future.

â€œWe condemn all acts of violence on Azerbaijan-Armenia border. We condemn violence not only on the line of contact in Karabakh, but in general along Azerbaijan-Armenia border. Each incident requires thorough investigation,â€ Lavrov said.

On July 14, Shahmaliyeva Aygun Zireddin, 13, was killed, her mother Shahmaliyeva Elnara Mammadtagi, 32, injured in the thigh as the explosive device blasted in Tovuz regionâ€™s Alibeyli village that borders on Armenia.

The explosive device planted in the toy resembling a dog was floated down the Tovuz river by Armenians. Jafarov Elsever Hasan and Shahmaliyeva Aygun Zireddin found the toy and brought it to the house of Jafarov Hasan. While playing Shahmaliyeva threw the toy on the table, blast happened as a result of it.

Similar incident happened in 1994. Two children were killed, one injured as the toy floated down the river by Armenians blasted.