CLASH ON ARMENIAN-AZERI BORDER IS UNDERWAY – ARMENIA (PART 2)

Interfax News Agency
Russia & CIS
March 4, 2008
Russia

A clash on the Armenian-Azeri border has resulted in some wounded,
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian told a briefing in Yerevan
on Tuesday.

"Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire in north-east Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Azeri side used heavy armor this time," he said.

A positional battle is currently underway, the Armenian side has
wounded, and the Azeri side has two wounded, according to unconfirmed
reports.

Armenian troops first retreated in the clash and then regained ground,
Oskanian said.

"We condemn this aggression and demand that the Azeri side stop the
armed hostilities and resume a ceasefire," he said.

"Azerbaijan is taking advantage of the exacerbation of the internal
political situation in Armenia," Oskanian said.

Earlier, a representative of the Azeri Defense Minister told Interfax
that information on the situation in the battle area would be
published later.

Meanwhile Azeri TV channel ANS said that two Azeri servicemen were
killed in the clash in the Geranboy district.

The Azeri Defense Ministry did not confirm this information. "The
battle in the area is continuing," it said.

Azerbaijan and Armenia concluded a ceasefire in May 1994.