Armenia continues to violate 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 92 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry reported on November 10.
Armenian armed forces, located in Armenia's Berkaber village of Ijevan region, Shavarshavan, Dovekh villages of Noyemberyan, Aygepar village of Berd region ,nameless hills of Krasnoselsk region subjected to fire the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located in Gizilhajili ,Kamarli and Farahli villages of Gazakh region, nameless hills of Tovuz and Gadabay regions.
The ceasefire was also violated in Gulustan, Tapgaragoyunlu villages of Goranboy region, Chilaburt, Goyarch, Yarimcha, Chayli, Giziloba villages of Tartar region, Shikhlar, Kangarli, Novruzlu, Yusifjanli, Marzili, Shirvanli, Javahirli villages of Aghdam region, Kuropatkino village of Khojavand region, Garakhanbayli, Horadiz, Ashaghi Seyidahmadli, Ashagi Abdurrahmanli, Gorgan, Ashaghi Veysalli villages of Fuzuli region, Mehdili village of Jabrayil region, as well as in the nameless hills of Khojavand, Fuzuli and Jabrayil regions.
In view of the operational situation, Azerbaijani armed forces carried out 100 strikes on enemy positions.
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 the UN Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
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