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Armenia continues to break ceasefire with Azerbaijan

10 August 2016 10:49 (UTC+04:00)
Armenia continues to break ceasefire with Azerbaijan

By Trend

Armenian armed forces have 17 times violated the ceasefire on the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours, said Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry Aug. 10.

Armenian army was using large-caliber machine guns.

Armenian armed forces stationed in the villages of Barekamavan, Shavarshavan, Voskevan of Armenia’s Noyemberyan district opened fire at Azerbaijani positions located in the villages of Gaymagli, Chayli and Farakhli of the Gazakh district.

Moreover, Azerbaijani positions also underwent fire from the positions located near the Bash Gervend village of the Aghdam district, Ashagi Veyselli village of the Fizuli district and nameless heights of the Goranboy district.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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