Armenian armed forces have broken the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 83 times in numerous positions in the last 24 hours, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on January 5.

Armenian armed forces, located near the village of Berkaber of Ijavan district of Armenia, opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located in the village of Gizilhajili of Gazakh district. At the same time, Armenian armed forces opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located in the village of Farakhli of Gazakh district from the positions located near the village of Shavarshavan of Armenia’s Noyemberyan district.

Besides, Armenian armed forces opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located in the villages of Alibayli and Aghdam of Tovuz district from the positions located near the villages of Aygepar and Mosesgerh of Armenia’s Berd district.

Azerbaijani positions also underwent fire from the positions located in the villages of Chayli, Geyarkh, Chilyaburt, Seysulan of Terter, Tapgaragoyunlu of Goranboy, Yusifjanli, Marzili, Kengerli, Shuraabad, Shikhlar, Novruzlu, Garagashli, Javakhirli of Aghdam, Kuropatkino of Khojavand, Horadiz, Garakhanbayli, Gorgan, Ashagi Veyselli, Ashagi Seyidahmadli of Fuzuli district, Mehdili of Jabrayil district and from the positions located at the nameless heights of Goranboy, Khojavand and Jabrayil districts.

The opposing side was silenced with return fire. 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 two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.

/By Trend/