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Armenians again break ceasefire with Azerbaijan

25 April 2017 [10:14] - TODAY.AZ

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 115 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on April 25.

The Azerbaijani army positions in the Gaymagli, Gushchu Ayrim, Farahli and Kamarli villages of the Gazakh district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in the Barekamavan, Voskevan, Shavarshavan villages and on nameless heights of Armenia’s Noyemberyan district.

Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani army positions in the Aghbulag, Munjuglu and Kokhanabi villages of the Tovuz district were shelled from the Armenian army positions located in the Aygedzor, Chinari villages and on nameless heights of Armenia’s Berd district.

The Azerbaijani army positions in the Garavalilar village of the Gadabay district also underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located on nameless heights of Armenia’s Krasnoselsk district.

Moreover, the Azerbaijani army positions were shelled from the Armenian positions located near the Armenian-occupied Namirli, Yusifjanli villages of the Aghdam district, Gorgan, Horadiz, Ashagi Veysalli, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of the Fuzuli district, Mehdili village of the Jabrayil district, as well as from the positions located on nameless heights in the Goranboy, Tartar, Aghdam, Khojavand 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.

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