Baku treats Armenian soldier's death at border as result of accident

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has denied reports about the shelling by Azerbaijani militaries of Armenian Army's positions on the border near the village of Verin Shorzha and stated that the Armenian soldier's death was an accident.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the Armenian MoD announced the death of a 32-year-old contract soldier at the border near the village of Verin Shorzha in the Gegarkunik District of Armenia as a result of a shootout with Azerbaijani military servicemen.

The Azerbaijan MoD has reacted to this message. "We unambiguously declare that no fire was opened in the direction of the opposite side. According to the information we have, the incident related to the death of the Armenian soldier occurred as a result of an accident. The Azerbaijani side was in no way involved in this incident," says the statement, posted on the website of the Azerbaijani MoD.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 25, 2021 at 10:25 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.