2017 shelling of Alxanlı

Both sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire.[5] Armenian Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan did not deny that the shelling of Alxanlı had taken place but added that Azerbaijan was responsible for all casualties due to "continuing military provocations against Nagorno-Karabakh".[6] Local authorities of the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic claimed that "Azerbaijan was using its population as a human shield".[7] Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesperson Vagif Dargahly refuted these claims saying there had been no military headquarters or firing positions in Alxanlı at the time of the shelling.[8] On 6 July 2017, Azerbaijani state and local authorities organized a visit of foreign military attachés accredited to Azerbaijan and representatives of foreign media to Alxanlı.[9] Turkish Foreign Ministry,[10] ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan,[11] senators and parliament members from the United Kingdom,[12] France,[13] Germany,[14] and Russia[15] condemned the Armenian side for launching attacks on civilian population.