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Friday, 6 August 2021 (YJC)_ Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry announced that Armenian troops have opened fire on Azerbaijani positions.
Armenian troops have opened fire on Azerbaijani positions, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Thursday.
The statement by the ministry said that Armenian troops located near Arazdeyen village of the Vedi province in Armenia have opened fire at Azerbaijani positions in the Heydarabad settlement of Sadarak province in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
The armed conflict started at 11 p.m. and ended at 11:50 p.m. local time. The ministry stated that Azerbaijani positions in the Istisu village of the Kalbajar region were fired upon as well fire from Armenian positions in Vardenis.
The ministry stated that Azerbaijani troops retaliated and the region is now under Baku's control. It was added that there were no casualties on the Azerbaijani side.
Attacks by Armenia on the mutual border have increased in the past few weeks. Recently, the Turkish Defense Ministry pointed to this increase and stated that Yerevan has been ignoring the calls for peace by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.
The Turkish National Security Council's statement Thursday also pointed to this fact and said that Armenia needs to depart from aggressive rhetoric and activities while taking the chance of long-awaited peace and stability in the South Caucasus.
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