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Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse others of breaking ceasefire pact

TBILISI (Reuters) – Armenia and Azerbaijan accused others of opening fire on Friday night, breaking a fragile ceasefire agreement that ended the worst fighting between the two ex-Soviet countries since 2020 last week. In statements issued through the two defense ministries on Friday morning, Baku and Yerevan accused the other side of firing first in new clashes along their shared border. “On September 23, at 07:40 (03:40 GMT), groups of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime by firing from other positions. support Armenian fighting positions located in the eastern domain of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border,” Armenia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. A Facebook post on Friday.

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EU to send 40 experts to Armenia-Azerbaijan border mission

The European Union agreed on Monday to send up to 40 experts to Armenia to help monitor its border with Azerbaijan in a bid to help repair peace and build respect between longtime foes. The observer project will be deployed for up to two months. It aims to restore some confidence at a time when the lack of security “puts lives at risk and jeopardizes the procedure for resolving the conflict,” the EU headquarters said in a statement. Last month, Armenia and Azerbaijan brokered a ceasefire to finalize an agreement. Outbreak of fighting that killed 155 infantrymen on both sides.

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