2023-05-13 00:22:48
Deadly clashes at the border broke out yesterday for the second day in a row ahead of planned talks on a permanent peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Armenian Defense Ministry said one soldier was killed in Azerbaijani attacks on Armenian positions. Two others were injured. The Defense Ministry in Azerbaijan said Armenian forces opened fire.
According to the Armenian Ministry, the fighting has now subsided. Earlier it said that Azerbaijani forces had violated the ceasefire “in the direction of Sotk” by using drones and opening fire with heavy weapons on Armenian positions near the village of Kut in Gegharkunik province.
An Azerbaijani soldier was killed in an exchange of fire at the border on Thursday and four Armenian military personnel were injured.
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev are scheduled to meet in Brussels tomorrow. According to EU Council President Charles Michel, the peace talks mediated by the EU are intended to help “promote stability in the South Caucasus and normalization between the two countries”.
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