Armenian troops still violate ceasefire with Azerbaijan
Despite the reached ceasefire, Armenian armed units have once
again opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani army.
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry announced on August 19 that over the
past 24 hours Armenians opened fire at the Azerbaijani armed forces
from the positions located near the Yusifjanli village of Aghdam
District and Tapgaragoyunlu village of Goranboy District, as well
as from the nameless heights in the Fuzuli District.
The opposing side was silenced with return fire.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces
occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh
region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries 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 four U.N. Security Council
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
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