Armenia violates ceasefire with Azerbaijan over 100 times in a day

  22 January 2015    Read: 712
Armenia violates ceasefire with Azerbaijan over 100 times in a day
Over the past 24 hours, Armenian military 106 times violated the ceasefire on various parts of the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan said Jan. 22.
Armenians stationed in the villages of Berkaber, Azatamut, Paravakar of the Ijevan district, Shavarshavan of the Noyemberyan district of Armenia opened fire on the Azerbaijani armed forces’ positions located in the villages of Farakhli, Qizilhajili, Jafarli of the Qazakh district, Kohneqishlaq of the Aqstafa district.

Armenians stationed in the villages of Chinari and Aygepar of Armenia’s Berd district opened fire on the Azerbaijani armed forces’ positions located in the villages of Agbulag, Hajialili and the nameless heights of the Tovuz district.

Azerbaijani armed forces were also fired at from the positions near the villages of Goyarkh, Chilyaburt, Chayli of the Terter district, Tapqaraqoyunlu of the Goranboy district, Shikhlar, Yusifjanli, Sarijali, Shuraabad, Marzili, Javakhirli, Novruzlu, Bash Gervend of the Aghdam district, Horadiz, Ashagi Seyidahmadli, Ashagi Veyselli, Ashagi Abdurrakhmanli, Qarakhanbayli, Qorgan of the Fizuli district, Kuropatkino of the Khojavand district and Mehdili of the Jabrayil district.

Moreover, the Azerbaijani soldiers came under the Armenians’ fire from the positions on the nameless heights in the Goygol, Goranboy, Fizuli and Khojavend 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.

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