BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 15. Tension on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border has caused anxiety, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mark Libby said during the press conference, Trend reports.
"I was pleased to see that both sides have made efforts to stop this escalation. I would encourage them to keep talking about it. Because if you're not shooting each other, it's easier to have a conversation where you resolve your disagreements.
Unfortunately, this happened. But the decision was made not to allow the situation to escalate, and it's a decision that both sides had to make, and I hope that both sides are ready to support it," he said.
Meanwhile, on February 12 at 13:37 (GMT+4), from the positions of the Armenian armed forces located in the direction of Nerkin-And settlement of Gafan district, on the section of the Azerbaijani-Armenian conditional state border passing through the territory of Zangilan district, fire was opened on the positions of the Border Troops of the State Border Service located in the territory of the village of Kollugishlagh of Zangilan district.
As a result of the provocation, a serviceman of the State Border Service, private Khalilzade Parviz Aghakishi oglu, was wounded. The serviceman was evacuated by helicopter to a specialized medical institution.
In addition, the Armenian Armed Forces units from their positions in the direction of Chinarli settlement in the Tovuz region fired small weapons at the positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the direction of Kokhanabi settlement in the Tovuz region on February 12 at 20:50 and 23:40 (GMT +4).
State Border Service (SBS) units in Azerbaijan carried out Operation Revenge on February 13 in response to the provocation of the Armenian Armed Forces.
According to the SPS, the operation resulted in the destruction of a combat post of the Armenian Armed Forces near the Nerkin-And settlement of Gafan district, from where the Azerbaijani army positions were fired.
"There are data on serious losses among the personnel of the destroyed combat post. Every provocation of the Armenian side aimed at aggravating operational conditions on the Azerbaijani-Armenian conditional state border will henceforth be answered with more serious and decisive measures. The responsibility for what happened lies fully on the military-political leadership of Armenia," the ministry says in a statement.