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The situation on the line of contact between Azerbaijan and Armenia has remained tense as the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire a total of 41 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry said.

The ceasefire was violated in Gushchuayrim and Gizilhajili villages of Gazakh region, nameless hills of Gadabay region, Horadiz, Garakhanbayli, Ashagi Seyidahmadli, Ashagi Veysalli and Gorgan villages of Fuzuli region, Marzili, Yusifjanli, Bash Garvand, Kangarli and Sarijali villages of Aghdam region, Gizil Oba and Chilaburt villages of Tartar region, Kuropatkino village of Khojavend region, as well as Mehdili village of Jabrayil region on February 5-6.

The Armenians were silenced with a retail fire, the Defense Ministry said.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently holding 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.