Armenia violates ceasefire with Azerbaijan
The situation on the contact line between Azerbaijan and Armenia has remained tense as the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire a total of 66 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defence Ministry reported.
The ceasefire was violated in Chilaburt, Chayli, Gizil Oba
villages of Tartar region, Yusifjanli, Shikhlar, Shuraabad,
Kangarli, Garagashli and Marzili villages of Agdam region,
Kuropatkino village of Khojavand region, Horadiz, Gorgan, Ashagi
Seyidahmadli villages of Fuzuli region, Mehdili village of Jabrayil
region.
The Armenians were silenced with a retaliatory 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 US are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
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