Armenian troops continues violating ceasefire with Azerbaijan
Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire in
Ashagi Askipara village of Gazakh region and nameless hills of
Gadabay region on June 20-21, Azertac state news agency
reported.
The Armenians were silenced with a retail fire, the Defense
Ministry said.
Azerbaijan and Armenia for over two decades have been locked in conflict which emerged in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against the neighboring country. The two South Caucasus countries fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a precarious cease-fire in 1994. Armenian armed forces have since occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. Peace talks brokered by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs the United States, Russia and France have been largely fruitless so far. Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on its withdrawal from the occupied Azerbaijani lands.