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BAKU, November 15. /TASS/. Azeri troops are fulfilling their official duties on the sovereign territory of their country, Spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan Leila Abdullayeva said on Monday.

The press secretary of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry thus dismissed claims by Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that Azeri troops trespassed into Armenian territory on the eastern border.

“The Azerbaijani side is taking measures in response to Armenia’s recent provocations. We want to stress that the Azeri troops are fulfilling their service duties on the sovereign territory of our country,” she said.

Azerbaijan took relevant measures after Armenian servicemen amassed in the Lachin area of the state border on November 9 and 14 and the Azerbaijani army’s positions were bombarded from Armenian territory in the Kalbajar border district, Abdullayeva said.

“It is the Armenian military and the political leadership that bear the chief responsibility for the tension that has emerged,” the press secretary said.

The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border has been tense since May 12 when Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported that Azerbaijani forces had attempted to carry out “certain activities” in one of the Syunik Province’s districts to “adjust the border.” Both sides have been periodically reporting border incidents since then.

MOSCOW, November 16. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a telephone conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, discussing the situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Kremlin press service said in a statement.

“During the phone call, initiated by Armenia, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed the situation following a number of incidents on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border,” the statement reads.

According to the Kremlin press service, Putin and Pashinyan agreed to remain in contact on the matter.

Intense fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces broke out in the border areas of Armenia’s Syunik region on Tuesday. According to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, Armenian troops attacked Azerbaijani positions, wounding two service members. The Armenian Defense Ministry, in turn, said that Azerbaijan’s armed forces had shelled Armenian positions on the eastern border, causing casualties.

YEREVAN, November 16. /TASS/. The situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been stabilized through Russia’s mediation efforts, the Armenian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

“According to an agreement brokered by Russia, the parties managed to stabilize the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. The situation was relatively calm as of 06:30 pm. Firing has stopped,” the statement reads.

The Armenian Defense Ministry also said that military activities had killed one Armenian service member and left another 12 wounded.

Intense fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces broke out in the border areas of Armenia’s Syunik region earlier on Tuesday. Yerevan claimed that the Azerbaijani armed forces had launched an offensive into Armenia’s territory. Baku, in turn, blamed Yerevan, saying that Armenian troops had attacked Azerbaijani positions.

UNITED NATIONS, November 16. /TASS/. The United Nations calls on Azerbaijan and Armenia to demonstrate restraint and use peaceful means to settle problems between themselves, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq said on Tuesday.

“We are following with concern the reports of this latest violence. And we’ll need to verify those reports. And at this point we urge all sides to exercise restraint, to act in accordance with the ninth of November and 11th of January trilateral statements and address any related concerns peacefully through dialogue. We want to avoid any return to the sort of escalation we had earlier,” he said.

BAKU, November 16. /TASS/. The defense ministers of Azerbaijan and Russia, Zakir Gasanov and Sergey Shoigu, have held a telephone conversation to discuss the situation on Azerbaijan’s border with Armenia, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

“During the conversation, Colonel General Zakir Gasanov informed his Russian counterpart that that the provocation that Armenia had staged on the border had been resolutely thwarted,” the statement reads.

According to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, Shoigu “confirmed Russia’s readiness to help stabilize the situation and end military activities.”

Gasanov also held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akara who expressed support for Azerbaijan, the ministry added.

Intense fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops broke out in the border areas of Armenia’s Syunik region on Tuesday. According to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, Armenian troops attacked Azerbaijani positions, wounding two people. The Armenian Defense Ministry, in turn, said that Azerbaijani forces had shelled Armenian positions on the border, causing casualties and the loss of two combat posts.

MOSCOW, November 16. /TASS/. The Azerbaijani and Armenian defense ministers have taken measures to stabilize the situation at the border after their telephone talks with their Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoigu. The situation near Mount Kilisali has normalized, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday.

“Following telephone talks with the Azerbaijani and Armenian defense ministers conducted at the initiative of Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides took measures to stabilize the situation. Hostilities near Mount Kilisali have been stopped, the situation has normalized and is under control,” it said.

According to earlier reports, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu spoke over the phone with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts and called on them to stop actions that might further escalate the situation.

Armenia’s defense ministry said on Tuesday that several Armenian soldiers were killed and wounded following an offensive staged by the Azerbaijani army in the eastern direction. According to Chairman of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan, the country has called on Russia “to protect Armenia’s territorial integrity.” Armenian Ambassador to Russia Vardan Toganyan told TASS that Russia and Armenia were in consultations via military and diplomatic channels over the current escalations of the situation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.