Tension on contact line of Armenian and Azerbaijani troops remains
The situation on the contact line between Azerbaijan and Armenia has remained tense as the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire a total of 34 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry said.
The ceasefire was violated in the Garakhanbeyli, Gorgan and Ashagi Seyidahmedli villages of Fuzuli region, Merzili, Yusifjanli and Shuraabad villages of Aghdam region, Gizil Oba village of Terter region, Kuropatkino village of Khojavand region, Tapgaragoyunlu village of Goranboy region and nameless uplands of Jabrayil region on February 10-11.
The Armenians were silenced with a retail fire, the 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.
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