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The ceasefire has been violated on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in different positions on February 23-24, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.

Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire with Azerbaijan in nameless hills of Gazakh region, Kohnagishlag village of Agstafa region, Garakhanbayli village of Fuzuli region, Yusifjanli and Javahirli villages of Aghdam region, Kuropatkino village of Khojavand region,AzerTag state news agency reported. Tap Garagoyunlu villlage of Goranboy region, as well as nameless hills of Goygol region.

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.