Armenian troops again violate ceasefire with Azerbaijan
Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire with Azerbaijan in Chilaburt village of Terter region, Tap Garagoyunlu village of Goranboy region and nameless hills of Fizuli region on August 26-27.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported that the Armenians were silenced with a retail fire.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
The Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts- 20 percent of Azerbaijan - are under occupation of Armenian armed forces.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are holding still unsuccessful peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
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