Armenian troops continue violating ceasefire with Azerbaijan
The Armenian armed units violated ceasefire with Azerbaijan a total of 15 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry reported on September 6.
Along the contact line, Azerbaijani positions came under fire from Armenian positions situated near the Marzili, Garagashli villages in Agdam region, Horadiz, Ashagi Seyidahmadli and Garakhanbayli villages of the Fuzuli region, as well as nameless hills in Goranboy and Tartar regions.
Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a fragile ceasefire in 1994. Since the war, Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities.
Two decades of talks mediated by the OSCE MG group have failed to produce a breakthrough, and the renewed hostilities in April 2016, the worst since the ceasefire deal signed in 1994, were assessed as the result of inactivity of the international community.
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