Armenia breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan 34 times in 24 hours

By  Trend

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 34 times violated the ceasefire in various directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on February 6.

Azerbaijani army positions located in the Gaymagli and Gizilhajili villages of the Gazakh district, Aghbulag, Aghdam and Munjuglu villages of the Tovuz district underwent fire from Armenian army positions located in the Barekamavan village of Armenia’s Noyemberyan district, the Berkaber village of the Ijevan district, as well as in the nameless heights and the Chinari, Mosesgekh villages of Armenia’s Berd district.

Moreover, the Azerbaijani army positions were shelled from the Armenian positions located near the Armenian-occupied Chilaburt, Yarimja villages of the Terter district, Shuraabad, Sarijali village of the Aghdam district, Kuropatkino village of the Khojavand district, Mehdili village of the Jabrayil district, as well as from the positions located on nameless heights of the Goygol, Goranboy, Terter, Fuzuli and Khojavand 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.