Azerbaijani people visit cemetery where Azerbaijani soldiers are buried who died in Nagorno-Karabakh operation that liberated occupied territories, on the first day of the year in Baku, Azerbaijan on January 1, 2021 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo : Resul Rehimov
Thu 15 September 2022:
In recent days, “provocations” by Armenia have resulted in the deaths of 71 Azerbaijani soldiers, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported.
According to the ministry, 71 Azerbaijani soldiers have died thus far in the most recent flare-up, while 105 Armenian soldiers have also died, according to a statement made on Wednesday by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Türkiye reaffirmed its support for Azerbaijan in the wake of the recent flare-up in the area.
WATCH: #Armenia and #Azerbaijan have traded blame for clashes that erupted along the countries’ border, in what is the deadliest fighting between the rival neighbours since their 2020 war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. pic.twitter.com/eDeigmAGlh
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On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Ankara sees the latest border tension as the result of Armenia’s violation of the November 2020 deal ending the Karabakh war that resulted in the victory of Azerbaijan, adding that he finds it “unacceptable.”
Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of “large-scale provocations” in recent days, saying saboteurs planted mines and Armenian forces carried out “intensive” firing on Azerbaijani positions.
Relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, both former Soviet republics, have been strained since 1991, when the Armenian military occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Upper Karabakh, a territory internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan liberated several cities as well as over 300 settlements and villages from Armenian occupation in the fall of 2020. Russia brokered an agreement to end the fighting.
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