Two killed in Karabakh

An Azerbaijani soldier and an ethnic Armenian fighter for the breakaway Nagorny Karabakh region’s army died in fresh clashes yesterday, hours after Baku and Yerevan agreed to respect a ceasefire in the disputed territory, reports AFP. On Monday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian met in Vienna where they agreed to respect a ceasefire and renew peace talks in June.
It was the leaders’ first encounter since fierce fighting in Karabakh claimed the lives of at least 110 people from all sides last month.
“Right after the Vienna talks, the Armenian side violated the ceasefire,” Azerbaijan’s defence ministry said in a statement.
“An Azerbaijani soldier was mortally wounded during Armenia’s shelling of Azerbaijani positions.”
The defence ministry in Karabakh for its part accused Baku of shelling its positions along the volatile frontline.
“One soldier of the Karabakh army was killed in the southern sector of the frontline,” the ministry said.

 

Two killed in Karabakh

An Azerbaijani soldier and an ethnic Armenian fighter for the breakaway Nagorny Karabakh regions army died in fresh clashes yesterday, hours after Baku and Yerevan agreed to respect a ceasefire in the disputed territory, reports AFP. On Monday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian met in Vienna where they agreed to respect a ceasefire and renew peace talks in June. It was the leaders first encounter since fierce fighting in Karabakh claimed the lives of at least 110 people from all sides last month. Right after the Vienna talks, the Armenian side violated the ceasefire, Azerbaijans defence ministry said in a statement. An Azerbaijani soldier was mortally wounded during Armenias shelling of Azerbaijani positions. The defence ministry in Karabakh for its part accused Baku of shelling its positions along the volatile frontline. One soldier of the Karabakh army was killed in the southern sector of the frontline, the ministry said.