Armenia announced Tuesday, November 16 in the evening to have agreed to a truce with Azerbaijan with the "
mediation
" of Russia, at the end of a day of clashes between forces of the two countries near the region. disputed Nagorno-Karabakh.
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"
With the mediation of the Russian side, an agreement was reached to end the shooting at the eastern border of Armenia from 6.30 p.m.
" (3.30 p.m. in France), the Armenian defense ministry said in a statement.
"
The situation has relatively stabilized
", he assured, while specifying that an Armenian soldier had been killed Tuesday in the clashes.
"Casualties
"
France expresses its deep concern regarding the deterioration of the security situation in several segments of the border (...) and the alleged use of heavy weapons, which have claimed many victims, especially on the Armenian side
," said earlier in the day a statement from the spokesperson for the French Foreign Ministry, calling for "
respect for the cease-fire
".
Armenia suffered "
losses
" on
Tuesday
and of positions in the fighting against Azerbaijan near the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, an escalation that has raised fears of a resumption of war and has sparked a reaction from the United Nations and of the President of the European Council Charles Michel.
This outbreak illustrates the precarious balance that reigns in the powder keg of the Caucasus, almost a year to the day after the end of a bloody six-week war between the two countries.