Armenians breach ceasefire with Azerbaijan 66 times throughout the day
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 Defense
Ministry reported on March 3.
Armenian armed forces, located in Armenia’s nameless hills of
Krasnoselsk region, subjected to fire the positions of Azerbaijani
armed forces located in nameless hills of Gadabay region.
The ceasefire was violated in Tap Garagoyunlu village of Goraboy
region, Chilaburt, Chayli, Goyarkh villages of Tartar region,
Yusifjanli, Shikhlar, Shuraabad, Sarijali, Shirvanli villages of
Agdam region, Kuropatkino village of Khojavand region, Horadiz,
Garakhanbayli, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of Fuzuli region,
Mehdili village of Jabrayil region, as well as nameless hills of
Goranboy, Khojavand, Fuzuli and Jabrayil regions.
The enemy was silenced with a retaliatory fire.
Back in 1992, following a violent and bloody conflict, Armenia occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts plunging the South Caucasus region into a protracted conflict.
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 yet to comply with UN Security Council resolutions calling for the liberation of all occupied territories.
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