The border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. File photoYEREVAN, Sep 14The press secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Defense Aram Torosyan said that the fire on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border has practically ceased since 19.00 Moscow time. According to him, the information spread on the Internet that some Armenian settlements have come under the control of Azerbaijan is an absolute lie. «In this regard, we once again urge to refrain from spreading such news and be guided exclusively by official news,» Torosyan said. On Tuesday night, hostilities broke out on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the parties accuse each other of starting the aggravation. Yerevan stated that the Azerbaijani military shelled the territory of Armenia using artillery and drones. The areas on the border — Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor, Syunik regions (connects Armenia with Iran) were shelled. These territories have nothing to do with Karabakh. Baku stated that the Armenian military fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani troops on the border, there was a clash. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry accused Armenia of intending to disrupt the peace process. Both sides reported losses among their military. By morning, the parties agreed to a ceasefire. As the head of the International Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin told RIA Novosti, a truce on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan was achieved thanks to the efforts of Russia, including after a conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the work of the Russian Foreign Ministry. According to the senator, there is a lot of work to be done, since Yerevan applied to the CSTO. As CSTO press secretary Vladimir Zainetdinov said earlier, an emergency meeting of the CSTO Permanent Council was held on September 13, which expressed extreme concern about the situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and considered proposals for using the CSTO mechanisms by settlement. On Tuesday, the CSTO Collective Security Council reached an agreement to send a mission of the organization to Armenia, headed by Secretary General of the organization Stanislav Zas.
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