April 7, 2022 - 11:45 AMT
Armenia denies Azerbaijan's ceasefire accusations

Yerevan on Thursday, April 7 denied reports from Baku, claiming that the Armenian armed forces opened fire on Azerbaijani troops the day before.

The Armenian Defense Ministry said the statement disseminated by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan is not true.

"The Armenian side did not open fire towards the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is relatively stable and is under the full control of the Armenian Armed Forces," the Defense Ministry said.

On Wednesday, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to convene a joint border commission by the end of April, whose mandate will be to delimit the bilateral border between the two countries and ensure a stable security situation along, and in the vicinity of, the borderline.