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ARMENIAN SOLDIER KILLED NEAR KARABAKH: MINISTRY
Agence France Presse
October 5, 2011 Wednesday 5:03 PM GMT
Azerbaijani forces have killed an Armenian soldier on the front line
in Nagorny Karabakh, the pro-Armenian authorities that control the
disputed region said on Wednesday.
The Armenian soldier was hit in the head and killed while stationed
at his military outpost, the separatist Karabakh defence ministry
said in a statement.
"This shows that Azerbaijan not only holds in contempt the
international community's calls for respect of the peace process,
but also puts the region's fragile stability under threat," the
statement said.
The soldier, whose identity was not revealed, was the 15th serviceman
to be killed this year amid continued tensions over the mountainous
region.
Ethnic Armenian separatists backed by Yerevan seized Nagorny Karabakh
from Azerbaijan in a conflict in the 1990s that left around 30,000
dead.
Azerbaijan has repeatedly threatened to use force to win back
Karabakh if internationally mediated peace negotiations do not
yield satisfactory results, while Yerevan has warned of large-scale
retaliation if Baku launches any military action.
Agence France Presse
October 5, 2011 Wednesday 5:03 PM GMT
Azerbaijani forces have killed an Armenian soldier on the front line
in Nagorny Karabakh, the pro-Armenian authorities that control the
disputed region said on Wednesday.
The Armenian soldier was hit in the head and killed while stationed
at his military outpost, the separatist Karabakh defence ministry
said in a statement.
"This shows that Azerbaijan not only holds in contempt the
international community's calls for respect of the peace process,
but also puts the region's fragile stability under threat," the
statement said.
The soldier, whose identity was not revealed, was the 15th serviceman
to be killed this year amid continued tensions over the mountainous
region.
Ethnic Armenian separatists backed by Yerevan seized Nagorny Karabakh
from Azerbaijan in a conflict in the 1990s that left around 30,000
dead.
Azerbaijan has repeatedly threatened to use force to win back
Karabakh if internationally mediated peace negotiations do not
yield satisfactory results, while Yerevan has warned of large-scale
retaliation if Baku launches any military action.