The conflict started to intensify along the border of Azerbaijan and Armenia last week as the Armenian parliament started to debate protocols on the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia.
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.
