Local media reported that an agreement was reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the ceasefire after violent clashes erupted at dawn today, Tuesday, on the borders of the two countries, during which heavy weapons were used.
Yerevan announced that clashes are underway on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, stressing that Baku’s forces, supported by artillery and drones, are trying to “advance” within Armenian territory.
The Armenian Defense Ministry said in a statement that “battles” are underway at various points along the border and “the enemy is constantly trying to advance”. “Azerbaijani forces continue to use artillery, mortars, drones and high caliber rifles,” he added.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, asking them to respond to Azerbaijan’s “aggression”, Yerevan announced Tuesday.
In separate talks, Pashinyan said he hoped for an “adequate response from the international community” as clashes continued on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, according to a statement by the Armenian government.
It was all Armenia and Azerbaijan He previously announced that large-scale border clashes between their forces occurred at dawn on Tuesday, leading to the killing of Azerbaijani soldiers, of which the number was not specified, in the latest escalation of violence between the two countries.
The Armenian Defense Ministry said in a statement that “at dawn on Tuesday at the fifth minute (Monday 20:05 GMT), Azerbaijan launched an intense bombardment with artillery and large-caliber firearms on Armenian military sites in the city of Goris, Sotak and Jermuk. “
He also added that Azerbaijan also used drones in the attack.
On the other hand, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused the Armenian forces of carrying out “large-scale acts of sabotage” near the border provinces of Dasheksan, Kalpajar and Lachin, noting that its army posts “were bombed. , especially with mortars “.
The statement added that the Armenian bombing caused “casualties among (Azerbaijani) soldiers”, without specifying the number.
Immediate stop
For his part, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has expressed concern over the clashes, urging the two countries to stop them immediately.
Since the end of the second war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Karabakh enclave in the fall of 2020, the two countries have repeatedly been on the border with border clashes.
Last week, Armenia accused Azerbaijan of killing one of its soldiers in a firefight on the border between the two countries.
These acts of violence threaten to reignite the conflict in the Karabakh region, despite the presence of Russian forces tasked with overseeing the ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan since the end of the second war between them.
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From the disputed Karabakh region between Azerbaijan and Armenia – AFP
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Russian-mediated truce
After a first war that killed 30,000 people in the early 1990s, in the fall of 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed over Karabakh, the mountainous region separated from Azerbaijan with support from Yerevan.
The last war of the year 2020 resulted in the deaths of around 6,500 people and ended in a Russian-mediated truce.
With the mediation of the European Union, the two countries are negotiating a peace treaty.
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