News - Council of Europe Secretary General: Concerned about reports of exchange of fire along Armenia-Azerbaijan border

Concerned about reports of exchange of fire along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. Marija Pejcinovic Buric, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, noted  this on X—former Twitter, in connection with today’s incident.  “Call on both sides to abstain from the use of force. Dialogue is the only way to lasting peace,” Buric added.  Earlier, Armenian News-NEWS.am reported that starting at 5:30am on Tuesday, the units of the Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire—from small arms—in the direction of the Armenian positions located in the Nerkin Hand village sector in Syunik Province. As a result, the Armenian side has four casualties and one wounded. Shooting stopped as of 9:30am. The casualties are Edvard Harutyunyan (born in 1974), Gagik Manukyan (born in 1982), Arsen Hambardzumyan (born in 1979), and Hrachya Hovhannisyan (born in 1957).