Armenian Prime Minister said at least 49 soldiers of Armenia have been killed in border clashes with Azerbaijan on Tuesday morning.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, however, gave no further details about ongoing border clashes with Azerbaijan.
Turkiye has asked Armenia to “cease its provocations” against Azerbaijan, following deadly clashes along the arch foes’ shared border.
Armenia’s defence ministry said, “At 00:05 am (2005 GMT) on Tuesday, Azerbaijan launched intensive shelling, with artillery and large-calibre firearms, against Armenian military positions in the direction of the cities of Goris, Sotk, and Jermuk.”
However, Azerbaijan’s defense ministry accused Armenia of “large-scale subversive acts” near the districts of Dashkesan, Kelbajar and Lachin on the border, adding that its army positions “came under fire, including from trench mortars”.
“There are losses among (Azerbaijani) servicemen,” it said, without giving figures.
The United States called for an end to the conflict Monday night, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying the US is “deeply concerned” over the situation, including “reported strikes against settlements and civilian infrastructure” in Armenia.
“As we have long made clear, there can be no military solution to the conflict,” Blinken said in a statement. “We urge an end to any military hostilities immediately.”
Last week, Armenia accused Azerbaijan of killing one of its soldiers in a border shootout.
In August, Azerbaijan said it had lost a soldier and the Karabakh army said two of its troops had been killed and more than a dozen injured.
