Source: Global Times New Media
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 12th, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense said on Sunday that Armenian troops opened fire on the Border of Azerbaijan on Sunday, triggering a conflict, and both sides suffered casualties.
"From the afternoon of 12 July, the Armenian armed forces, in flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement in the direction of the Tovudz region on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, were shelled by our positions. Both sides have losses. Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense said in a press release published on its official website.
Separately, the country's news agency said two Azerbaijani soldiers were killed and five others wounded, "as a result of the appropriate measures taken, the enemy also suffered losses and retreated." ”
In February 1988, clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia began over the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, when the Autonomous Region of Nagorno-Karabakh declared its secession from Azerbaijan. During the armed conflict of 1992-1994, Azerbaijan lost control of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. Since 1992, the parties concerned have been negotiating a peaceful settlement of the conflict within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. The group is led by co-chairs Russia, the United States and France.