Three Azeri soldiers have been killed and one wounded since Friday

[MosJan]

• Three Azeri soldiers have been killed and one wounded since Friday in incidents near Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azeri Defense Ministry said on Monday. Two were killed by a landmine on Friday. Another died and one was wounded in weekend clashes with Armenian soldiers over their tense front line. "As a result of violations of the ceasefire by the Armenian side, from February 19 to 22 three Azeri soldiers died," an Azeri Defense Ministry spokesman told . Azeri ANS television reported four had died and one was wounded. Nagorno-Karabakh's de facto authorities reported "ceasefire violations", including sniper fire, through Saturday, saying its soldiers had been forced to return fire. There were no Armenian casualties. International mediators from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said last month they hoped for an accord between Caucasus neighbors Armenia and Azerbaijan in the near future. Analysts say last year's war between Russia and Georgia, when Russia repelled a Georgian assault on breakaway South Ossetia, has lent fresh impetus to mediation efforts on Nagorno-Karabakh. (Photolur photo)

• Reuters

[MosJan]

CEASEFIRE VIOLATED BY AZERBAIJAN

On 21-22 February and today the armed forces of Azerbaijan have violated the regime of ceasefire, reports the press service of the NKR Defense Ministry. According to the press release, the rival fired Karabakh military points in the direction of Mehdili, Ashagh, Abdurahmanli, Nouzger, Horadiz, Ashagh Sayidahmedli, Qurdlar, Karachanbale, Kouropatkino, Yusufdjanlou, Sasoulan and Talish. The NKR defense army took appropriate measures to stop the firing of the rival. Nagorno Karabakh armed forces did not suffer losses