Armenia again breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan

By  Trend

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 11 times violated the ceasefire in various directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops,  Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on January 29.

The Armenian army was using large-caliber machine guns while shelling Azerbaijani positions.

The Azerbaijani army positions located in the Kamarli village of the Gazakh district, the Kohnagishlag village of the Aghstafa district and the Alibayli village of the Tovuz district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in the Dovekh village of the Noyemberyan district, the Paravakar village of the Ijevan district and the Aygepar village of the Berd district.

The Azerbaijani army positions were also shelled from the Armenian positions located near the Armenian-occupied Horadiz village of the Fuzuli district, as well as on nameless heights of the Goranboy and Fuzuli districts of Azerbaijan.

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.