Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27.
YEREVAN, October 27.
/TASS/. Sporadic clashes continue in Nagorno-Karabakh between the Defense Army
of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces, the
Armenian government’s Unified Information Center said in a statement on
Tuesday.
"Local clashes
continue along the line of contact. The Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] Defense Army
continues the combat task of maintaining control of the situation," the
statement reads.
According to the
information center, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces used unmanned aerial vehicles
late on Monday, some of which "were downed by the Artsakh Defense Army’s
air defense forces." "The enemy continues to shell residential areas,
including the towns of Martuni and Martakert, as well as settlements in the
Askeran district," the statement added.
On October 25, the
foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a US-brokered
humanitarian ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, which took effect on October 26.
On Monday morning,
the Armenian Defense Ministry accused Baku of violating the ceasefire, saying
that Azerbaijan had shelled the positions of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army
along the northeastern sector of the line of contact. Azerbaijan’s Defense
Ministry, in turn, said that Baku was committed to the ceasefire and accused
Armenia of violating the agreement.
Renewed clashes
between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles
raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The parties made ceasefire
agreements twice but hostilities continue.
Source: ITAR-TASS
27-10-2020
