YEREVAN/BAKU, Nov 17, 2021 (BSS/XINHUA) - Armenia's Defense Ministry said
Tuesday that fighting ended along the border with Azerbaijan after a Russia-
brokered ceasefire agreement.

  The ministry said that due to the agreement reached through Russian
mediation, hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan stopped along the
eastern borderline of Armenia as of 6:30 p.m.

  The situation has relatively stabilized, said the ministry on its official
website, adding that one Armenian soldier was killed during the conflict.

  Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that Russian Defense
Minister Sergei Shoigu had called Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov
to express readiness to make efforts to end military operations and stabilize
the situation.

  New clashes reportedly broke out along the border between Armenia and
Azerbaijan on Tuesday, with both sides accusing each other of launching
provocative attacks.

  The last round of major armed clashes between the two South Caucasus
countries broke out in late September last year, causing heavy casualties and
property losses but ending with a Russia-brokered truce in November.