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Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 16 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry reported on October 28 that the Azerbaijani army positions located in the Kohnegishlag village of Azerbaijan’s Aghstafa district took fire from the Armenian army positions located in the Paravakar village of Armenia’s Ijevan district.

The Azerbaijani army positions also were shelled from the Armenian positions located near occupied Chilaburt, Goyarkh villages of Azerbaijan’s Tartar district, Shirvanli village of the Aghdam district, Horadiz, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of the Fuzuli district, as well as from the positions located on nameless heights of the 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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