shelling of Armenian positions; An Armenian soldier and aid worker was killed and injured

According to the report of the Fars International News Agency, while the two neighboring countries of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia are struggling to establish peace, the Armenian media reported on Wednesday afternoon the shelling of the border positions of Armenia by the forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

According to Yerevan news sources, on Wednesday at 16:15 local time, the units of the armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan fired at the Armenian positions located on the “Sotek” route.

Armenia first reported the injury of a soldier and a rescuer, but later announced that this soldier was killed. According to the websiteRadio ArmeniaThis wounded soldier died on the way to the hospital.

These two neighboring countries always have conflicts on the border lines despite the presence of Russia as a mediator, and the parties accuse each other of violating the ceasefire and shooting at each other’s positions. The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan had also informed about the mortar attacks of the other party in the border areas in the past days.

This incident happened while Baku and Yerevan are going to have another dialogue with the Russian mediator in the diplomatic arena. The war over the Nagorno-Karabakh region ended on November 9, 2020 (November 19, 2019) with a ceasefire agreement signed by the Prime Minister of Armenia, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the President of Russia, and Russia played a role as a mediator in this agreement. During this period of conflicts, the Republic of Azerbaijan removed regions, including Nagorno-Karabakh, from the occupation of Armenia.

In the field of diplomacy, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a press conference: “The tripartite meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia will be held on May 19 (Friday 29 May) in Moscow.”

Zakharova added that separate talks will be held between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Moscow. The Kremlin has repeatedly emphasized that the implementation of tripartite agreements between Russia, Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan will provide the possibility of reaching an agreement in the South Caucasus (more details).

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