Armenian troops keep violating 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 91 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry reported
Armenian armed forces, located in Armenia's Vazashen village of Ijevan region, Mosesgekh village of Berd region, nameless hills of Krasnoselsk region, subjected to fire the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located in Agdham village of Tovuz region, nameless hills of Gazakh and Gadabay regions.
The ceasefire was also violated in Talish,Gulustan villages of Goranboy region, Chilaburt village of Tartar region, Shikhlar, Kangarli, Novruzlu, Yusifjanli 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 nameless hills of Khojavand, Fuzuli and Jabrayil regions.
The enemy was silenced with a retaliatory fire. In view of the operational situation, Azerbaijani armed forces carried out 103 strikes on enemy positions.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a fragile ceasefire in 1994. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million people were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities. Since the war, the Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions.
Armenia continues the occupation in defiance of four UN Security Council resolutions calling for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of armed forces.
Peace talks brokered by mediators from Russia, France and the U.S. have so far produced no results.
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