Azerbaijan's defence ministry said two of its troops were killed and Armenia's foreign ministry said three officials were killed in an exchange of fire over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which was captured by Azerbaijani forces in a six-week conflict in 2020.
But Azerbaijan recaptured large swathes of territory in a six-week conflict in 2020 that killed 6,000 people.Armenia says 49 soldiers killed as fighting breaks out with Azerbaijan
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have met several times to resolve the conflict, but periodic violence has damaged peace efforts. The agreement that ended the 2020 war resulted in a single road called the Lachin Corridor being the only authorised connection between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia - a lifeline for supplies to the area's approximately 120,000 people.
But the road has been mostly blocked since December by protesters believed to be backed by Azerbaijani authorities.
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