Azerbaijan calls 'truce'

by admin
Apr 3, 2016

The Azeri government announced a unilateral ceasefire on Sunday, after clashes erupted with Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, however reports indicate that the violence continued.

"Azerbaijan, showing goodwill, has decided to unilaterally cease hostilities," Azerbbaijan's defence ministry said in a statement, warning that it would retaliate if its forces were attacked.

But David Babayan, a Karabakh military spokesman, told AFP news agency that fighting had not stopped.

"Fierce fighting is under way on south-eastern and north-eastern sectors of the Karabakh frontline," he said.

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