Armenia reports four soldiers killed on border with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan speaks of a “provocation.” The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh has been simmering for decades.
In December, the two countries exchanged prisoners of war and negotiations for a peace agreement are currently underway. However, there has so far been no breakthrough in the talks under international mediation. The neighboring Caucasus republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been enemies for decades, particularly because of the Nagorno, Karabakh region, which belongs to Azerbaijan.