Armenian defense minister confirms: eight Azerbaijani servicemen dead
28.06.2017,
14:09
Vigen Sargsyan, Armenian defense minister, confirmed today the information that eight Azerbaijani servicemen have been killed over the last ten days in the Karabakh army’s return fire.
YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. Vigen Sargsyan, Armenian defense minister, confirmed today the information that eight Azerbaijani servicemen have been killed over the last ten days in the Karabakh army’s return fire.
On June 16 and 17, Azerbaijani troops killed four Artsakh (Karabakh) army servicemen in a clear breach of the ceasefire.
Speaking today at a news conference, Saregsyan said there are also much more unconfirmed losses in the Azerbaijani army.
Unconfirmed are reports not supported with visual evidence, he said.
Sargsyan said none of these eight killed Azerbaijani servicemen has been buried and no reports about that have appeared in Azerbaijani media resources.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions adjacent to it.
Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations.
Тalks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. --0-----
On June 16 and 17, Azerbaijani troops killed four Artsakh (Karabakh) army servicemen in a clear breach of the ceasefire.
Speaking today at a news conference, Saregsyan said there are also much more unconfirmed losses in the Azerbaijani army.
Unconfirmed are reports not supported with visual evidence, he said.
Sargsyan said none of these eight killed Azerbaijani servicemen has been buried and no reports about that have appeared in Azerbaijani media resources.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions adjacent to it.
Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations.
Тalks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. --0-----
