According to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, "there are losses on both sides."
“Starting from noon on July 12, units of the Armenian armed forces, having grossly violated the ceasefire on the site of the Tovuz district of the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border, fired at our positions from artillery installations,” they said.
According to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, "as a result of the fighting, the Azerbaijani side lost two soldiers, five were injured."
At the same time, according to Interfax, the press secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Defense Shushan Stepanyan stated that at about 12:30 the servicemen of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces “attempted to violate the state border in the Tavush direction by UAZ vehicle”.
According to her, “after warning the Armenian side, leaving the UAZ car, the enemy troops returned to their positions.”
“At 13:45, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, using artillery fire, tried to seize our stronghold, but were thrown back by fire from their positions, suffering casualties,” the spokeswoman said.
She also stated that there are no losses from Armenia.
Earlier, the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Elmar Mammadyarov, agreed to hold a meeting on Karabakh in a video conference format.