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Aug 2 2014
Armenia blames Azerbaijan for deadly incident
2 August 2014 | 23:37 | FOCUS News Agency
Yerevan. Armenian Defense Ministry's press secretary has blamed
Azerbaijani officials for the latest deadly clashes near Azerbaijan's
breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Radio Free Europe reported.
Artsrun Hovannisian told RFE/RL on August 1 that the number of
Azerbaijani soldiers killed in the overnight shootings was much higher
than what Baku said.
Media reports in Azerbaijan said earlier that up to nine Azerbaijani
soldiers ere killed and five were injured during the clashes with
Armenian troops.
Hovannisian denied Baku's claim that Armenian "sabotage groups"
attempted to break into Azerbaijani territory overnight.
James Warlick, the U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, which is
trying to mediate a settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan over
Nagorno-Karabakh, has expressed concerns over "the upsurge in
violence" near the region.
Warlick wrote on his Twitter account on August 1, "the cease-fire
needs to be respected."
On July 31, Nagorno-Karabakh authorities said that two of its troops
were killed in an attack by Azerbaijani troops.
Also on July 31, Azerbaijan said two of its soldiers were killed on
the Azerbaijan-Armenia border in separate clashes.
RFE/RL correspondents reported on August 1 that gunfire was heard from
both sides.
http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2014/08/02/344496/armenia-blames-azerbaijan-for-deadly-incident.html
Aug 2 2014
Armenia blames Azerbaijan for deadly incident
2 August 2014 | 23:37 | FOCUS News Agency
Yerevan. Armenian Defense Ministry's press secretary has blamed
Azerbaijani officials for the latest deadly clashes near Azerbaijan's
breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Radio Free Europe reported.
Artsrun Hovannisian told RFE/RL on August 1 that the number of
Azerbaijani soldiers killed in the overnight shootings was much higher
than what Baku said.
Media reports in Azerbaijan said earlier that up to nine Azerbaijani
soldiers ere killed and five were injured during the clashes with
Armenian troops.
Hovannisian denied Baku's claim that Armenian "sabotage groups"
attempted to break into Azerbaijani territory overnight.
James Warlick, the U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, which is
trying to mediate a settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan over
Nagorno-Karabakh, has expressed concerns over "the upsurge in
violence" near the region.
Warlick wrote on his Twitter account on August 1, "the cease-fire
needs to be respected."
On July 31, Nagorno-Karabakh authorities said that two of its troops
were killed in an attack by Azerbaijani troops.
Also on July 31, Azerbaijan said two of its soldiers were killed on
the Azerbaijan-Armenia border in separate clashes.
RFE/RL correspondents reported on August 1 that gunfire was heard from
both sides.
http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2014/08/02/344496/armenia-blames-azerbaijan-for-deadly-incident.html