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By Sara Rajabova

The Armenian armed forces held large-scale military exercises in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.

The exercises were conducted in the occupied Agdam region of Azerbaijan, on the territory of Uzun Dere and Shahbulag massive on April 4.

Heavy artillery and armored vehicles were used during the exercises, Karabakh department of regional S channel reported on April 4.

Gunshots and explosions were heard in the said direction.

Motion of Armenian military techniques is being observed in the areas close to the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops.

Armenia occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, 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 US, Russian and French mediators have been largely fruitless so far.

As a result of the military aggression of Armenia, over 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed, 4,866 are reported missing and 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.