Azerbaijani Armed Forces Reportedly Open Fire towards Armenian Tavush Region

"Late on the evening of November 17, the Azerbaijani armed forces opened indiscriminate fire along some parts of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the Tavush region. Enemy fire was suppressed through retaliatory actions. The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border was relatively stable as of 10:00 am on November 18," the statement reads.

The search for service members who went missing during fighting in the Syunik region continues, according to the Armenian Defense Ministry, while efforts to repatriate prisoners of war are continuing, TASS reported.

Intense fighting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces broke out in the border areas of Armenia's Syunik region on Tuesday.

Yerevan said that the Azerbaijani armed forces had launched an offensive into Armenia's territory, which threatened an international highway connecting the Armenian capital with the country's southern regions and Iran.

Baku laid the blame on Yerevan, accusing the Armenian Armed Forces of staging a provocation. According to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, Armenian troops attacked Azerbaijani positions.

In such a situation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held separate telephone talks with his counterparts from Armenia and Azerbaijan, Suren Papikyan and Zakir Hasanov.

The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that following the conversations, the Armenian and Azerbaijani defense chiefs took measures to stabilize the situation on the border.