Ceasefire violation by Armenia continues
By Sara Rajabova
Showing disrespect for international norms and rules, Armenia continues to keep tensions on the contact line of troops between Armenia and Azerbaijan high with increasing ceasefire breaches.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported that Armenian Armed
Forces opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
located in the villages of Kohneqishlaq of the Agstafa region from
the positions located in the village of Paravakar of Armenia's
Ijevan region last night.
The Azerbaijani Armed Forces' positions located in the village of
Munjuglu in the Tovuz region underwent fire from the positions in
the village of Aygedzor in Armenia's Berd region.
Also, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces' positions underwent fire from
the positions located near and the nameless heights of the villages
of Garakhanbeyli, Ashagi Seyidahmadli of the Fizuli region,
Shuraabad, Yusifjanli and Bash Gervend of the Aghdam region,
Chilyaburt of the Terter region, Tapqaraqoyunlu of the Goranboy
regions and Mehdili of the Jabrail region.
The shooting was countered by return fire, the ministry
reported.
The Armenian armed forces have intensified ceasefire breaches on the contact line of troops between Armenia and Azerbaijan since the beginning of 2014.
As a result of ceasefire breaches, several Azerbaijani soldiers were shot dead on the frontline.
Recently, two Azerbaijani soldiers were wounded as a result of the ceasefire violations by the Armenian armed forces.
Soldiers of the Azerbaijani army Elmirad Gurbanalizadeh and Asim Guliyev were hospitalized immediately, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on April 14.
Following the intense ceasefire violation by Armenian armed forces on April 14, the OSCE monitored the frontline near the Alibayli village on April 15.
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said the monitoring, which was held under the mandate of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Personal Representative, revealed no incident.
The monitoring on the Azerbaijani side was held by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Personal Representative Andrzej Kasprzyk, and field assistants Evgeny Sharov and Peter Svedberg.
The monitoring on the opposite side was conducted by field assistants of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Personal Representative, Hristo Hristov, and Jiri Aberle.
Armenia captured Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding districts from Azerbaijan in a war that followed the Soviet breakup in 1991. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and nearly 1 million were displaced as a result of the war.
Large-scale hostilities ended with a Russia-brokered ceasefire in 1994, but Armenia has continued the occupation in defiance of four UN Security Council resolutions calling for immediate and unconditional withdrawal.
Peace talks mediated by Russia, France, and the US have produced no results so far.