Armenian militaries keep high tension on frontline, breach truce 42 times
The Armenian armed units shattered ceasefire with Azerbaijan a total of 42 times throughout the day using 60, 82, 120-mm mortar launchers over the past 24 hours, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry reported on January 16.
The Armenian armed forces, stationed in Armenia`s Aygepar and Chinari villages and nameless hills in Berd district subjected to fire the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces located in Aghbulag, Alibayli and Kokhanabi villages in Tovuz district.
The ceasefire was also violated in Garaqashli village in Aghdam district, Kuropatkino village in Khojavand district, Horadiz and Garakhanbayli villages in Fuzuli district as well as nameless hills in Goranboy, Tartar, Khojavand, Goygol and Fuzuli districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia for over two decades have been locked in conflict, which emerged over Armenian territorial claims. Since the 1990s war, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions. The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal, but they have not been enforced to this day.
While the OSCE Minsk Group acts as the only mediator in resolution of the conflict, it failed to make any move to achieve a breakthrough in the peace process so far.
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