Tension persists at the contact line of the Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno Karabakh, despite measures that are being taken, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas said at the ninth meeting of CIS security council chiefs in Moscow on November 17, reports TASS.
The situation in the eastern border of Armenia, which came under attack by Azerbaijani armed forces on November 16, is relatively stable as of 10:00 November 17, the Armenian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
United States Congressman and Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff condemned the November 16 Azerbaijani attack on Armenia.
There were no significant changes in the situation at the eastern border of Armenia as of 15:00, the Ministry of Defense said.
The situation at the eastern border of Armenia remains “extremely tense” as of 14:30, the Armenian Ministry of Defense said in a press release.
The Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire at Armenian positions at the eastern direction of the Armenian border. The shooting took place around 13:00, November 16, the Armenian Ministry of Defense said.
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Andrew Schofer of the United States of America, Igor Khovaev of the Russian Federation, and Brice Roquefeuil of France) released the following statement today:
The Interior Ministry of Artsakh reports that the Stepanakert-Berdzor inter-state road is currently closed on both sides due to the incident between Armenian and Azerbaijani sides.
According to the information provided by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the activities of the Russian peacekeeping unit in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone, on November 8, 2021 at around 2:40 pm Yerevan time, the Azerbaijani side opened fire on a group of four workers in the Shushi region, leaving three people injured and one dead.
The ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Artsakh issued a statement today, on November 9, on the first anniversary of the end of the 44-Day War.
