The conflict ended after Russia, which has a military base in Armenia, mediated a peace deal and deployed about 2,000 peacekeepers to the region. Turkey sided with Azerbaijan, which reclaimed lands lost in the earlier conflict.
“According to an agreement mediated by the Russian side, the fire on the eastern side of the Armenian-Azeri border has ceased and the situation is relatively stable,” Armenia’s Defense Ministry said.
Azerbaijan’s defense ministry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Earlier on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed the situation at the border by phone, the Kremlin said.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu also spoke on the phone with Armenian and Azeri defense ministers, the Interfax news agency said.
The Armenian Defense Ministry said its troops had come under fire from Azerbaijan and that 12 of its soldiers were captured, while two combat positions near the border with Azerbaijan were lost.
Eduard Aghajanian, head of the Armenian parliament’s foreign relations committee, said 15 Armenian soldiers had been killed.
The Azeri Defense Ministry said it had responded largely to “provocations” after Armenian forces shelled Azeri army positions, and that its own operation was successful.
The French Foreign Ministry said it was deeply concerned about the worsening situation and called on both countries to respect the ceasefire.
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