A conflict over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not a conflict in abeyance as both the exchange of gunfire and the death toll showed a steady increase last week.
On Feb. 18 three Azerbaijani soldiers were killed and others injured as a result of clashes in different locations, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced on Saturday. Although the ministry also said there had been some losses on the Armenian side, the exact number was not available. Between 90 and 120 people die along the front each year, according to official statements. Analysts say the real number is higher.
Meanwhile, top-level Turkish and Azerbaijani military officers will start a military dialogue meeting today in which the prospects of military cooperation will be discussed. The last such military dialogue meeting was held in December 2008.
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