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THREE ARMENIAN SOLDIERS KILLED ON AZERI BORDER
Ilya Pitalev
RIA Novosti
27/04/2012
YEREVAN
Three Armenian soldiers were shot dead overnight on Friday on the
contact line between the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan,
Armenia's Defense Ministry said.
The servicemen were killed when as their car was riddled with bullets
on the road between two borderline villages in Armenia's northeastern
Tavush province.
Armenia and the Armenian-backed breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh
have reported intensified ceasefire violations over the past few days,
according to ArmeniaNow.com news portal .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan erupted in the late 1980s,
when Nagorny Karabakh claimed independence from Azerbaijan. The war
is estimated to have left more than 30,000 people dead on both sides
between 1988 and 1994. The region has since remained under Armenian
control.
Russia has been mediating peace talks for nearly two decades.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said recently the conflict could
be settled anytime if the two states agreed to compromise.
Ilya Pitalev
RIA Novosti
27/04/2012
YEREVAN
Three Armenian soldiers were shot dead overnight on Friday on the
contact line between the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan,
Armenia's Defense Ministry said.
The servicemen were killed when as their car was riddled with bullets
on the road between two borderline villages in Armenia's northeastern
Tavush province.
Armenia and the Armenian-backed breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh
have reported intensified ceasefire violations over the past few days,
according to ArmeniaNow.com news portal .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan erupted in the late 1980s,
when Nagorny Karabakh claimed independence from Azerbaijan. The war
is estimated to have left more than 30,000 people dead on both sides
between 1988 and 1994. The region has since remained under Armenian
control.
Russia has been mediating peace talks for nearly two decades.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said recently the conflict could
be settled anytime if the two states agreed to compromise.