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| Azerbaijan reports shootout on border with Armenia |
| 2024-08-20 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Armenian military fired at positions of Azerbaijani soldiers in the Kelbajar region, after which return fire was opened, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said today. As reported by the Caucasian Knot", on the evening of August 19, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry stated that Armenian troops fired at the positions of Azerbaijani soldiers in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR). The Armenian Defense Ministry denied this information. On August 18 at approximately 23:50 [22:50 Moscow time], Armenian military fired at positions of Azerbaijani soldiers located in the direction of the Demirchidam settlement in the Kelbajar region, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported today on its website. The shelling was carried out from small arms from positions located in the direction of the settlement of Zyarkend in the Basarkechary district ( Gegharkunik region of Armenia, - note of the "Caucasian Knot" ). The Azerbaijani military opened return fire, the report said. As of 09:50 Moscow time, there were no comments on the website of the Armenian Defense Ministry regarding the message from the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. Let us recall that on August 15 and August 16, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry stated that positions in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic were fired upon from Armenia. The Armenian military department rejected these accusations in both cases. The reports of shelling come as Baku and Yerevan negotiate a peace deal, with Armenia and Azerbaijan announcing progress in talks in Washington on July 10. |
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