Defense Ministry: Situation stable in Terter direction of contact line
The situation in Terter direction of the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian armies is currently stable, said Vagif Dergahli, spokesperson for Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry.
About 20 houses have been damaged in Azerbaijan’s Terter district as a result of the shelling by Armenian armed units over the night on April 26, he told Trend.
“No causalities were reported,” the spokesman said, noting that Azerbaijan’s armed forces control the operational situation on the contact line.
Azerbaijani army also inflicted retaliatory strikes on enemy’s firing points and military facilities, Dargahli added.
Armenia captured 20 percent of Azerbaijan’s internationally recognized territories as a result of 1992-94 war. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations and signing of another agreement on truce in 1995. However, Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
Heavy fighting erupted between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region on April 2 following the Armenian provocation.
Military operations launched by Armenia were stopped on April 5 at 12:00 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours) with the consent of the sides and mediation of Russia. However, ignoring the agreement, the Armenian side started violating the ceasefire on the same day.
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