Situation on the border is still tense, Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan told reporters on August 17.
He said the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and on the Line of Contact of the Karabakh- Azerbaijani troops flares up and goes down regularly.
The minister addressed the Armenian people assuring everyone that the NKR Defense Army and Armenia's Armed Forces are guarding the country like they did it in the course of the Karabakh war. "Our armed forces fulfill the tasks set properly and protect our country effectively," he said.