Armenian troops breach ceasefire with Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry reported that subunits of the Armenian armed forces shattered ceasefire with Azerbaijan near Yusifjanli village of Aghdam region and nameless hills of Goranboy region on September 22.
The Armenians were silenced with a retail fire, the ministry said.
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 two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four U.N. Security Council resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.