Armenian soldiers on the border with Azerbaijan. File photoYEREVAN, Sep 28On Wednesday, the Armenian Defense Ministry accused Azerbaijan of shelling Armenian positions on the border using mortars. «Starting at 18.00 (17.00 Moscow time) on September 28, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire from mortars and large-caliber weapons in the direction of (Armenian) combat positions located on the eastern sector of the Armenian- Azerbaijani border,” Defense Ministry spokesman Aram Torosyan wrote on social media.Azerbaijan did not recognize the territorial integrity of Armenia, Pashinyan said. According to him, the Armenian side took retaliatory actions. On the night of September 13, hostilities broke out on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the parties accused each other of starting the escalation. Yerevan stated that the Azerbaijani military fired at the border areas of Armenia — Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor, Syunik regions (connects Armenia with Iran) using artillery and drones. 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 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. 
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