The two countries signed Russian-mediate cease-fire agreement on July 28 after hours of cross-border shooting.
Azerbaijan and Armenia today had one of the worst escalations of violence on the border since the signing of the November trilateral statement that ended the hostilities last year.
Baku reported that two of its soldiers were injured as Armenian forces using small arms and grenades launches fired at Azerbaijani positions on border Kalbajar region.
Yerevan reported the killing of three Armenian soldiers and the injure of four others.
Both sides blamed each other for the violence. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issued a statement urging Armenia to stop “military provocation” on the border and start the process for border delimitation.
The cross-border clashes that started in the early hours of July 28 ended on the same day with Russia’s mediation.
The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry reported that it accepted Russia’s initiative to declare a ceasefire on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border starting from 10:00 Baku time [GMT+4], adding that Armenia has refused to agree to the cease-fire.
A few hours later, the Armenian Defence Ministry also issued a statement, announcing the cease-fire.
