Ethnic Armenians accuse Azerbaijani forces of ceasefire violation, Baku denies it

Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh on Thursday said Azerbaijani forces had violated a ceasefire, something Azerbaijan's defence ministry swiftly denied. Two sources there told Reuters earlier that they had heard gunfire. Azerbaijan began talks with Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh on Thursday after the breakaway region was forced into a ceasefire that stoked calls for the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh on Thursday said Azerbaijani forces had violated a ceasefire, something Azerbaijan's defence ministry swiftly denied. The ethnic Armenian authorities said gunshots could be heard in the centre of the region's capital. Two sources there told Reuters earlier that they had heard gunfire.

Azerbaijan began talks with Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh on Thursday after the breakaway region was forced into a ceasefire that stoked calls for the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.