Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan, Armenia accuse each other of breaking cease-fire
(VOVWORLD) - The Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry on Monday accused Armenia of a "gross violation" of a US-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, shortly after it went into effect.
 Armenian soldiers are deployed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on October 25, 2020. (Photo: AFP/ VNA) |
Baku said Armenian forces had shelled villages in the Terter and Lachin regions. Armenia's defense ministry called the claim "misinformation," saying Azerbaijan had "grossly violated" the cease-fire when it launched an artillery attack on various combat positions on the front line.
The latest ceasefire is due to take effect at 8 a.m. local time on Monday, the US State Department and the governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia said in a joint statement. The announcement came after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held separate meetings with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington on Friday.