Two Armenian servicemen killed in repulsing Azeri aggression

Azerbaijan continues destabilizing the situation along the line of contact with the Nagorno-Karabakh troops and at the border with Armenia, despite their own numerous casualties suffered but not reported, the press secretary says. 

Overnight a total of 300 violations were recorded. On Friday at 09:00 Azeri troops attacked also several positions near town of Berd of Armenia’s Tavush. 

Lieutenant Karen Galstyan and private Artak Sargsyan were killed in repulsing the raid, says the report. 

The ministry of defense shares the grief and the loss and offers its condolences to the family of the soldiers. 

The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. On December 10, 1991, a referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh where 99.89% voted for independence from Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousand people were killed and about a million had to leave their homes during the military operations. A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and has been followed since then. The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. –0--