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By Trend

Armenian armed forces have 18 times violated the ceasefire on the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours, said Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry Aug.4.

Armenians were using large caliber machine guns while firing at Azerbaijani positions.

Armenian armed forces stationed in Voskevan village of Armenia’s Noyemberyan district and the Paravakar village of Armenia’s Ijevan district, opened fire at Azerbaijani positions located in the village of Gushchu Ayrim and the nameless heights of Gazakh district.

Besides, Azerbaijani positions on the nameless heights of Gadabay district underwent fire from the positions stationed on the nameless heights of Armenia’s Krasnoselsk district.

Moreover, Azerbaijani positions took fire from the positions located near the villages of Marzili of Aghdam district, Chilaburt of Terter district, Horadiz of Fizuli district, Kuropatkino of Khojavand district.

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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