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Armenia breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan 125 times in 24 hours

4 March 2017 12:56 (UTC+04:00)
Armenia breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan 125 times in 24 hours

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 125 times violated the ceasefire in various directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend March 4.

The Azerbaijani army positions located in the Kamarli, Bala Jafarli, Gushchu Ayrim villages and on nameless heights of the Gazakh district of Azerbaijan underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located on nameless heights and in the Dovekh, Voskevan, Barekamavan villages of the Noyemberyan district, in Paravakar village and on nameless heights of the Ijevan district of Armenia.

Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani army positions located in the Aghbulag village of Azerbaijan’s Tovuz district, as well as on nameless heights of the Gadabay and Tovuz districts, were shelled from the Armenian army positions located in the Chinari village and on nameless heights of Armenia’s Berd district.

Moreover, the Azerbaijani army positions were shelled from the Armenian army positions located near the Armenian-occupied Marzili village of the Aghdam district, Gorgan village of the Fuzuli district, as well as from the positions located on nameless heights of the Goygol, Goranboy, Tartar, Khojavand and Fuzuli districts of Azerbaijan.

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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