Armies of the two Caucasian countries exchanged blows on the northern border between the countries • The Azeris say they lost two soldiers and killed several Armenian soldiers
Armenian soldier during a skirmish with the Azeri army // Photo: AFP
Tensions in the Caucasus: Two Azerbaijan Army soldiers were killed after heavy exchanges of fire between the Azerbaijani Army and the Armenian Army on the northern border between the two countries.
The confrontation took place away from the quarrel between the states in Nagorno Krabach and according to the Azeri Ministry of Defense's claims, the incident began with an Armenian bombardment of the Armenian army's posts in the northern part of Tubuz city. According to the announcement, the shelling was accompanied by an attempt by Armenian infantry to take up a position of the Azerbaijani army, an attempt which, according to the allegations, failed.
The Azeri claimed to have lost two soldiers and caused an unknown number of casualties to the Armenians. The Armenians, for their part, claimed that they had not suffered any casualties during the skirmish.
Kamat Hajib, Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, and head of the International Policy Department at the Bureau told Israel Today: "Armenian armed forces have breached the ceasefire and attacked Azeri positions around the Tubuz region on the border between the states. Using the artillery.
"The provocation carried out by Armenia is further proof that the government in Yerevan is not interested in resolving the Armenian-Azeri conflict in the negotiating way. The unit to the added situation, "added Hajib.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought in 1994 for control of the Nagorno Crabbach region, which has a large Armenian population but is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan's territory. Both countries have never signed a peace agreement after the war and despite peace talks, the region remains very tense.