Moscow, February 13 (Xinhua) -- According to Russia's ** on the 13th, citing sources from the Armenian Ministry of Defense, the Azerbaijani army shelled the southern Armenian Shonik Oblast on the same day, killing four runners-up and wounding one soldier.
According to a statement by the Azerbaijani State Border Service quoted by Russian media, the Azerbaijani border guards took a "retaliatory action" in response to the provocation of the Armenian armed forces on the 12th, and an outpost near a residential area on the Armenian side was destroyed.
On the 12th, the State Border Service of Azerbaijan accused the Armenian army of provocation in the border area of the two countries, towards the side of the Azerbaijan side**, injuring one Afghan serviceman. But the Armenian side said that the Asian army did not **.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, war broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the ownership of the Nagorno-Kara** (Nagorno-Karabakh region). Although the two countries reached a comprehensive ceasefire agreement in 1994, armed conflicts have occurred from time to time due to hostilities over the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. In December 2023, the Prime Ministers' Offices of Azerbaijan** and Armenia issued a joint statement stating that the two countries reaffirmed their intention to normalize relations and conclude a peace treaty on the basis of respect for the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. (ENDS).