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Azerbaijani military says soldier killed by Armenian fire
International Herald Tribune, France
Oct 21 2006
The Associated Press
Published: October 21, 2006
BAKU, Azerbaijan An Azerbaijani soldier was shot and killed
overnight by ethnic Armenian forces near the disputed territory of
Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Saturday.
The soldier was killed by Armenian fire near the Fizuli region along
the so-called line of control separating Azerbaijani and Karabakh
forces, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesman Ramiz Mehtiyev said.
Senor Asratian, a spokesman for the Nagorno-Karabakh military, denied
the shelling.
"Nagorno-Karabakh has staunchly adhered to the cease-fire" in place
since 1994, he said.
On Wednesday, Armenian officials accused Azerbaijani forces of fatally
wounding an Armenian soldier near Nagorno-Karabakh.
Regular skirmishes along a buffer zone around the enclave underscore
persistent tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, the mountainous territory
that is in Azerbaijan but has been controlled - along with some
surrounding areas - by Karabakh and Armenian forces since 1994.
A shaky cease-fire in 1994 ended the six-year conflict, in which
30,000 people were killed and about 1 million driven from their
homes. Attempts to resolve the conflict have failed.
BAKU, Azerbaijan An Azerbaijani soldier was shot and killed
overnight by ethnic Armenian forces near the disputed territory of
Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Saturday.
The soldier was killed by Armenian fire near the Fizuli region along
the so-called line of control separating Azerbaijani and Karabakh
forces, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesman Ramiz Mehtiyev said.
Senor Asratian, a spokesman for the Nagorno-Karabakh military, denied
the shelling.
"Nagorno-Karabakh has staunchly adhered to the cease-fire" in place
since 1994, he said.
On Wednesday, Armenian officials accused Azerbaijani forces of fatally
wounding an Armenian soldier near Nagorno-Karabakh.
Regular skirmishes along a buffer zone around the enclave underscore
persistent tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, the mountainous territory
that is in Azerbaijan but has been controlled - along with some
surrounding areas - by Karabakh and Armenian forces since 1994.
A shaky cease-fire in 1994 ended the six-year conflict, in which
30,000 people were killed and about 1 million driven from their
homes. Attempts to resolve the conflict have failed.
International Herald Tribune, France
Oct 21 2006
The Associated Press
Published: October 21, 2006
BAKU, Azerbaijan An Azerbaijani soldier was shot and killed
overnight by ethnic Armenian forces near the disputed territory of
Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Saturday.
The soldier was killed by Armenian fire near the Fizuli region along
the so-called line of control separating Azerbaijani and Karabakh
forces, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesman Ramiz Mehtiyev said.
Senor Asratian, a spokesman for the Nagorno-Karabakh military, denied
the shelling.
"Nagorno-Karabakh has staunchly adhered to the cease-fire" in place
since 1994, he said.
On Wednesday, Armenian officials accused Azerbaijani forces of fatally
wounding an Armenian soldier near Nagorno-Karabakh.
Regular skirmishes along a buffer zone around the enclave underscore
persistent tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, the mountainous territory
that is in Azerbaijan but has been controlled - along with some
surrounding areas - by Karabakh and Armenian forces since 1994.
A shaky cease-fire in 1994 ended the six-year conflict, in which
30,000 people were killed and about 1 million driven from their
homes. Attempts to resolve the conflict have failed.
BAKU, Azerbaijan An Azerbaijani soldier was shot and killed
overnight by ethnic Armenian forces near the disputed territory of
Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Saturday.
The soldier was killed by Armenian fire near the Fizuli region along
the so-called line of control separating Azerbaijani and Karabakh
forces, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesman Ramiz Mehtiyev said.
Senor Asratian, a spokesman for the Nagorno-Karabakh military, denied
the shelling.
"Nagorno-Karabakh has staunchly adhered to the cease-fire" in place
since 1994, he said.
On Wednesday, Armenian officials accused Azerbaijani forces of fatally
wounding an Armenian soldier near Nagorno-Karabakh.
Regular skirmishes along a buffer zone around the enclave underscore
persistent tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, the mountainous territory
that is in Azerbaijan but has been controlled - along with some
surrounding areas - by Karabakh and Armenian forces since 1994.
A shaky cease-fire in 1994 ended the six-year conflict, in which
30,000 people were killed and about 1 million driven from their
homes. Attempts to resolve the conflict have failed.