Armenian militaruies breach ceasefire with Azerbaijan

2 August 2016 10:36 (UTC+04:00)

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Armenian armed forces have 14 times violated the ceasefire on the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry reported on August 2.

Armenian armed forces stationed on the nameless heights and in the villages of Berkaber, Paravakar of Armenia’s Ijevan district, opened fire at Azerbaijani positions located in the villages of Gizilhajili of Gazakh district and Kohnegishlag of Aghstafa district.

Azerbaijani positions located in the village of Gushchu Ayrim of Gazakh district took fire from the positions located in Voskevan village of Armenia’s Noyemberyan district.

Armenian armed forces stationed in the village of Mosesgeh of Armenia’s Berd district opened fire at Azerbaijani positions located in the village of Aghdam of Tovuz district.

Azerbaijani positions underwent fire from the positions located in the villages of Ashagi Seyidahmadli of Fizuli district and Kuropatkino of Khojavend district.

Moreover, Azerbaijani positions took fire from the positions located on the nameless heights of Goygol, Goranboy and Jabrayil districts.

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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