Armenian troops breach ceasefire 92 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 92 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry said.
Armenian armed forces, located in Armenia's Berkaber village in Ijevan region subjected to fire the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located in Gizilhajili village of Gazakh region.
The ceasefire was violated in nameless hills in Talish, Tap Garagoyunlu, Gulustan villages in Goranboy region, Yarimja, Chilaburt villages in Tartar region, Shikhlar, Javahirli, Kangarli, Sarijali, Novruzlu, Shuraabad, Garagashli, Marzali, Yusifjanli villages in Aghdam region, Kuropatkino village in Khojavand region, Horadiz, Garakhanbayli, Gorgan, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages in Fuzuli region, Mehdili villages of Jabrayil region, as well as nameless hills in Khojavand, Fuzuli and Jabrayil regions.
The enemy was silenced with a retaliatory fire.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a lengthy war that ended after signing of a precarious ceasefire in 1994. Since then, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh, defying international calls and UN resolutions.
Peace talks, mediated by Russia, France and the U.S. through the OSCE Minsk Group, are underway on the basis of a peace outline proposed by the Minsk Group co-chairs and dubbed the Madrid Principles. The negotiations have been largely fruitless so far.
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