It is reported that the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi will visit Armenia this weekend after the conflicts with Azerbaijan.
Sources speaking to the American press stated that he will visit Armenia this weekend with the Speaker of the House of Representatives and California Representative Pelosi, along with the Armenian-born California Representative Jackie Speier.
Sources stated that Pelosi will go to Yerevan after a summit in Berlin, where she will meet with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and other government officials.
In the news, which drew attention to the effect of people of Armenian origin living in the US state of California and their lobbies on American politics, it was stated that Pelosi could use this as a material before the Congressional midterm elections in November.
CONFLICT ON THE AZERBAIJAN-ARMENIA BORDER
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan announced that on the night of September 12 and the morning of September 13, the Armenian army carried out large-scale provocations in the directions of the border with Azerbaijan, Daskesen, Kelbajar, Lachin and Zangilan.
Some of the positions and shelters of the Azerbaijani army on the border were under fire with different caliber weapons, including mortar shells, it was announced that the Azerbaijani army had 50 martyrs in the attacks, and the names of 71 soldiers were included in the martyr list updated on the website of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense.
The Azerbaijani army retaliated to silence the firing points of the Armenian Armed Forces and prevent the expansion of the conflict, and heavy losses were inflicted on the Armenian troops.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that 105 Armenian soldiers died in the clashes. Azerbaijan also declared that it was ready to hand over the bodies of about 100 Armenian soldiers who died in the conflict that started with the provocations of Armenia.
It was announced that the two countries agreed to a ceasefire as of 20:00 local time yesterday. (AA)