Sudden! 4 Armenian soldiers killed in Azerbaijani | Armenian | soldiers
According to Agence France Presse on June 28th, the separatist authorities in Nagorno Karabakh stated that on Wednesday, four Armenian soldiers were killed by Azerbaijani forces in the area. The region is at the center of decades long territorial disputes between these two Caucasian countries.
The Altsakh Defense Forces stated that on Wednesday morning, "Azerbaijani armed forces fired at Armenian positions," and added that "four soldiers were killed due to Azerbaijan's provocative actions.". The organization stated in a later statement that the current border situation is "relatively stable".
The report states that at the time of this news, the United States is mediating a new round of peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which is its latest attempt to quell the recurring conflict.
It is reported that on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held closed door talks with the foreign ministers of the two enemies outside Washington. This is the second such negotiation he has presided over in several months.