On the morning of May 11, a battle took place on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which continue to negotiate on Nagorno-Karabakh, as a result of which one Azerbaijani soldier was killed and there are wounded on both sides. Both countries accused each other of provocation.
According to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, on the evening of May 10, the Armenian military fired at the positions of Azerbaijani units from small arms from the direction of the village of Sotk, injuring one of the soldiers.. On the morning of May 11, mortars hit the positions of the Azerbaijani army. One soldier died as a result..
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Armenian Foreign Ministry accuses Azerbaijani side of provocation. The ministry reported that on May 11, the armed forces of Azerbaijan fired mortars and artillery on the territory of Armenia.. Wounded reported.
“These actions of Azerbaijan aimed at destabilizing the situation are an open disregard for the meeting held in Washington, as well as the planned meetings in Brussels and Moscow aimed at normalizing relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan,” the Armenian Foreign Ministry said..
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Prior to these events, the last armed clash in Nagorno-Karabakh took place on April 11, when four Armenian and three Azerbaijani soldiers were killed..
During April-May, negotiations continue with the involvement of international mediators. On May 1, the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in Washington, where they held talks through the mediation of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. According to Financial Times sources, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan are due to meet in Brussels on May 13-14 through the mediation of European Council President Charles Michel.. A meeting is scheduled for June 1 in Chisinau, as well as a meeting in Moscow (the date is not reported.