Armenian militaries breach ceasefire 38 times

The Armenian armed units shattered ceasefire with Azerbaijan a total of 38 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry reported on December 26.

The Armenian armed forces, stationed in Armenia’s Paravakar village in Ijevan district, subjected to fire the positions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces located in nameless hills in Gazakh district.

The ceasefire was also violated in Goyarkh, Chilaburt village in Tartar district, Shuraabad village in Aghdam district, Kuropatkino village in Khojavand district, Horadiz village in Fuzuli district, Mehdili village in Jabrayil district, as well as nameless hills in Goygol, Goranboy, Tartar, Khojavand and Fuzuli districts.

Azerbaijan and Armenia for over two decades have been locked in conflict, which emerged over Armenian territorial claims. Since the 1990s war, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions.

The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal, but they have not been enforced to this day.

The OSCE Minsk Group, the activities of which have become known as the Minsk Process, works to find a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for over two decades, but in vain.