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The situation on the contact line between Azerbaijan and Armenia has remained tense as the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire a total of 142 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry said.

The ceasefire was violated in nameless hills in nameless hills in Gazakh, Gadabay regions, Kohnagishlag village in Agstafa region, Alibayli, Kokhanabi villages in Tovuz region, Gulustan village in Goranboy region, Goyarkh, Chayli, Yarimja, Chilaburt villages in Tartar region, Shikhlar, Bash Gervend, Javahirli, Sarijali, Kangarli, Novruzlu, Shuraabad, Yusifjanli, Nemirli, Garagashli, Merzili villages in Aghdam region, Kuropatkino village in Khojavend region, Garakhanbayli, Horadiz, Gorgan, Ashaghi Seyidahmadli villages in Fuzuli region, Mehdili village in Jabrayil region, as well as in nameless hills in Goygol, Goranboy, Khojavand, Fuzuli and Jabrayil regions.

The ministry reported that in view of the operational situation, Azerbaijani armed forces inflicted 145 strikes upon Armenia's positions.

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 two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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