Armenian troops breach ceasefire with Azerbaijan
The situation on the contact line between Azerbaijan and Armenia
has remained tense as the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire
a total of 33 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defence
Ministry said.
Armenian armed forces, located in Armenia’s nameless hills of
Krasnoselsk region, subjected to fire the positions of Azerbaijani
armed forces located in nameless hills of Gadabay region.
The ceasefire was violated in Talish, Tap Garagoyunlu villages of
Goraboy region, Chilaburt, Chayli, Goyarkh and Gizil Oba villages
of Tartar region, Yusifjanli, Sarijali, Javahirli, Kangarli,
Shuraabad villages of Agdam region, Kuropatkino village of
Khojavand region, Horadiz, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of Fuzuli
region, Mehdili village of Jabrayil region, as well as nameless
hills of Goranboy, Khojavand, Fuzuli and Jabrayil regions.
The enemy was silenced with a retaliatory fire.
Drawn into a conflict it did not initiate, Azerbaijan has warned it would not stand idly while its people's lives are put in harm's way by Armenian soldiers.
Back in 1992, following a violent and bloody conflict, Armenia occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts plunging the South Caucasus region into a protracted conflict.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has yet to comply with UN Security Council resolutions calling for the liberation of all occupied territories.
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