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Azerbaijani media reported that during the Brussels meeting of the Defense Ministers participating in NATO operations in Afghanistan, the Armenian Defense Minister asked his Azerbaijani counterpart to stop the ceasefire violations. According to the Azerbaijani media, the cause for this is that the Armenian side sustains heavy casualties. 

Panorama.am asked Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan to comment on the matter.

“As always, Azerbaijan indulges in wishful thinking. The Armenian side has never concealed that ceasefire violations are unacceptable and on various occasions urged the Azerbaijani side not to violate the ceasefire regime.

It is noteworthy that there is not only the question of the Armenian side’s casualties, but rather the question of contact line casualties sustained by both sides,” the spokesman said. 

When asked what, after all, took place during the Brussels meeting, Artsrun Hovhannisyan said, “The Armenian Defense Minister urged his Azerbaijani counterpart to respect the ceasefire, which will help prevent casualties on both sides.”