Baku, Azerbaijan, March 4
By Ilkin Izzet - Trend:
Over the past 24 hours, the Armenian military 58 times violated ceasefire on various parts of contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani defense ministry said March 4.
Armenian armed forces stationed in the villages of Mosesgeh and Aygedzor of Armenia's Berd district, opened fire on the positions of Azerbaijani military in the villages of Aghdam and Munjuglu in Azerbaijan's Tovuz district.
Armenian armed forces stationed on nameless heights in Krasnoselsk district of Armenia, opened fire on the positions of Azerbaijani military on nameless heights in Azerbaijan's Gadabay district.
Azerbaijani military also came under fire from Armenian armed forces located near Tapgaragoyunlu village of the Goranboy district, Chilaburt, Chayli, Goyarkh villages of the Terter district, Yusifjanli, Shikhlar, Javakhirli, Kengerli, Shuraabad, Qaraqashli, Merzili, Sarijali, Shirvanli villages of the Aghdam district, Kuropatkino village of the Khojavand district, Horadiz, Garakhanbeyli, Gorgan, Ashagi Seyidahmadli, Ashagi Veyselli villages of the Fizuli district and Mehdili village of the Jabrail district.
Armenians were also firing from positions on the nameless heights of Goranboy, Khojavand, Fuzuli and Jabrail 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.