22:33, 15 September 2020

Armenian MoD questions information about wounded Azerbaijani soldier

On September 14, no armed incidents were registered in the area where, according to a report from Baku, a soldier was allegedly wounded, the press secretary for the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in the morning on September 15, the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan released a statement that Azerbaijani soldier Renat Eldar-oglu Aliev was wounded as a result of the violation of the ceasefire in the Tovuz District in the evening on September 14.

The information about the wounding of an Azerbaijani soldier does not correspond to the actual situation, declares Shushan Stepanyan, the press secretary for the Armenian MoD. "On September 14, there were no ceasefire violations in the Tavush direction, neither from the Armenian nor Azerbaijani sides <...> Today, the situation in the Tavush direction continues to remain calm," Shushan Stepanyan informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on September 15.

Let us remind you that escalation of the conflict on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan took place on July 12. According to the official information, in the period from July 12 to July 27, six soldiers from the Armenian side were killed and other 38 people were injured, including 35 soldiers, two policemen, and one civilian. The authorities of Azerbaijan reported about 13 killed and four wounded soldiers.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 15, 2020 at 03:45 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Armine Martirosyan

Source: CK correspondent