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Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s Armed Forces have 7 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on January 25.

The Azerbaijani army positions located in Jafarli village and the nameless heights of the Qazakh district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in Azamut village and the nameless heights of Armenia’s Ijevan district.

The Azerbaijani army positions located in Qaraveliler village of the Gadabay district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located on the nameless heights of Armenia’s Krasnoselsk district.

Moreover, the Azerbaijani army underwent fire from the Armenian positions located near the Armenian-occupied Javakhirli village of the Aghdam district, as well as from the nameless heights in the Goranboy and Khojavand 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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