One Azerbaijani soldier killed in border clashes with Armenia

At least one Azerbaijani soldier was killed in the fighting, according to the country's foreign ministry on Wednesday.

Armenia's foreign ministry said that the clashes had resulted in casualties and wounded ones, but did not say how many or which side they belonged to. It called for the world to step in to stop Azerbaijan's aggressive behavior and actions. He said that we are watching very closely, that we are naturally concerned about the situation worsening. We ask the parties for restraint and most importantly to implement all provisions of the trilateral documents. Both sides have accused each other of launching attacks on military positions in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire after border conflict, Armenian Defense Ministry said Russia, an Armenian security ally, maintains a peacekeeping force in the region after brokering a ceasefire agreement in early November 2020, ending an almost two-month conflict that killed at least 6,500 people. Russia's defense ministry accused Azerbaijani forces of violating the ceasefire, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday. The Russian peacekeeping contingent, together with representatives of the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides, are taking measures to stabilize the situation, according to the ministry. On Wednesday, the European Union called for an immediate end to the hostilities. It is essential to de-escalate, fully respect the ceasefire and return to the negotiating table to seek negotiated solutions, an EU spokeswoman said in a statement. Nagorno-Karabakh is populated and controlled by ethnic Armenians and is aided by the Armenian diaspora. It is located inside Azerbaijani territory and is connected to Armenia via a costly highway, known as the Lachin corridor, where Wednesday's clashes took place. Azerbaijan has long claimed that it will retake the territory, which is internationally recognized as Azerbaijani. The control of the area has become a point of national pride in both countries. The unrest in Nagorno-Karabakh dates back to the collapse of the Soviet Union when Armenia declared independence from Azerbaijan.