Azernews.Az

Armenian Armed Forces fired on the positions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces from the positions near the villages of Garakhanbeyli, Horadiz, Ashagi Seyidahmedli in the Fizuli region, Yusifjanli in the Aghdam region, Mehdili in the Jabrayil region, Chilaburt in the Tartar region, Kuropatkino in the Khojavend region and at the nameless heights in Goranboy region last night, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.

The shooting was countered by return fire.

Armenia occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territories, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions, after laying territorial claims against its South Caucasus neighbor that caused a brutal war in the early 1990s. Long-standing efforts by the US, Russian, and French mediators have been largely fruitless so far.

As a result of Armenia's military aggression, over 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed, 4,866 were reported missing, almost 100,000 were injured, and 50,000 were disabled.

The UN Security Council has passed four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but they have not been enforced to this day.