(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
The Armenian armed forces have renewed shelling the Azerbaijani
military positions along the state border, Azernews reports, citing
the Defense Ministry.
On the evening of October 9, units of the Armenian armed forces,
using various caliber arms, subjected to fire Azerbaijani military
positions stationed in Kalbajar District's Alibayramli, Istisu, and
Zaylik, as well as Gadabay District's Novoivanovka settlements from
their positions in Basarkhecar [Gegharkunik] region's Yukhari
Zaghali, Istisu,Yukhari Shorja [Verin Shorzha] and Jil villages,
the ministry said.
Units of the Azerbaijani army took appropriate retaliatory
measures to suppress the opposite side, the report added.
The previous similar incidents were registered in the direction
of Kalbajar District during the night of October 8, and Lachin
District in the morning of October 9, the ministry reported
earlier.
Armenia periodically shells Azerbaijani military positions on
liberated territories. Since early September, Azerbaijani positions
have multiple times come under Armenian fire.
The major border clashes since the 44-day war (2020) erupted
between the sides on the night of September 12 leading to 13, when
units of the Armenian armed forces carried out large-scale
provocations along the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border in
Dashkasan, Kalbajar, and Lachin directions.
Following the October 6 meeting in Prague between Azerbaijani
and Armenian leaders under the auspices of EU Council President
Charles Michel and French President Emmanuel Macron, all parties
reaffirmed their commitment to the peace negotiations while
acknowledging each other's territorial integrity.
President Ilham Aliyev praised the EU's efforts in the peace
talks during an interview with Azerbaijani TV channels, emphasizing
that Azerbaijan and Armenia are gradually reaching peace.
“I do hope that we are slowly getting closer to peace, and I
highly appreciate Charles Michel's work in this area. Because, as
you know, several trilateral meetings have been held in Brussels,
and we are getting closer to peace every time. This four-sided
meeting was organized by Charles Michel and Emmanuel Macron, and
this meeting discussed important issues. I believe that this
meeting will be of tremendous importance in reaching a peace
agreement,” Aliyev stressed.
Aliyev added that the peace talks are still ongoing and should
not be disrupted.
“The ministers should meet for the second time soon, and we have
suggested that after that the working groups of both countries
should come together to prepare the text of the peace agreement,
perhaps not in one meeting, but over the course of a few days,” he
underlined.
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