Baku. Archival photoBAKU/YEREVAN, Aug 13The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan announced shelling on the state border with Armenia and in Karabakh, the Armenian Defense Ministry denied the report, noting that the situation in the regions is relatively stable. Azerbaijan, the positions of the Azerbaijani army were fired on «a total of eight times», including «one incident was connected with the shelling of the positions of the Azerbaijani army stationed in the directions of the Kalbajar region (Karabakh)».
Pashinyan urged Azerbaijan to recognize the existence of Nagorno-Karabakh The Armenian Defense Ministry called the messages «another misinformation», adding that the situation is «relatively stable» and is under the control of the Armenian Armed Forces. civilian casualties. The parties made several attempts to conclude a truce, but the tripartite agreement reached on the night of November 10 was successful. With the mediation of Moscow, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a complete ceasefire and exchange of prisoners and bodies of the dead. Yerevan also handed over to Baku the Kelbajar and Lachin regions, as well as part of the Aghdam region, which since 1994 have been under the control of the unrecognized NKR. In addition, Russian peacekeepers have been stationed in the region. A new round of tension arose on August 3. The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, together with representatives of the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides, are taking measures to stabilize the situation. The Armenian Foreign Ministry announced the aggression of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the zone of responsibility of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh, as a result of which there are wounded and dead. In turn, as the press service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told RIA Novosti, the Azerbaijani armed forces took control of several heights in Karabakh. The Russian Foreign Ministry called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to show restraint and observe the ceasefire due to the escalation in the Lachin corridor and other parts of the line of contact. The ministry proceeds from the fact that the settlement of existing contradictions should be carried out exclusively by political and diplomatic means — taking into account the positions of the parties and in strict accordance with the provisions of the statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia of November 9, 2020.
The EU called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop hostilities
