Armenia continues to violate ceasefire with Azerbaijan

  10 January 2017    Read: 1131
Armenia continues to violate ceasefire with Azerbaijan
Armenian Armed Forces 40 times violated the ceasefire on the line of contact of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours, said Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry Jan. 10.
Armenian Armed Forces, stationed in the villages of Dovekh and Barekamavan in Armenia’s Noyemberyan district, opened fire at Azerbaijani positions located in the villages of Kemerli and Gaymagli of the Gazakh district.

Armenian Armed Forces, stationed in nameless heights and the villages of Chinari, Mosesqekh and Aygepar of Armenia’s Berd district and the nameless heights of Krasnoselsk district, opened fire at Azerbaijani positions located in the villages of Agbulag, Aghdam and Gaymagli of the Tovuz district and nameless heights in Gedebey district.

Moreover, Azerbaijani positions underwent fire from the positions located near Chilebort village of Terter district, Bash Gervend village of Aghdam district, Kuropatkino village of Khojavend district, Horadiz village of the Fizuli district, as well as nameless heights of the Goranboy, Terter, Khojavend and Fizuli districts.

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 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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