Armenia and Azerbaijan on Thursday accused each other of border firing, adding to tensions between the two nations after Baku seized control of the disputed mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh last month from the Armenian separatists who had controlled it for three decades.
The Armenian Defense Ministry said units of the Azerbaijani armed forces discharged fire at a vehicle transporting provisions for the personnel stationed at Armenian combat outposts near Norabak.
Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said Armenian forces fired on positions in its Kalbajar district. Both sides said there were no casualties.
The new accusations came as Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday said Baku was “ready” for tripartite meetings in Brussels soon involving itself, Armenia and the European Union.
(With input from AFP)
