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Armenia breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan over 80 times in a day

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 20 March 2015 12:23 (UTC +04:00)
Over the past 24 hours, Armenian military 82 times violated ceasefire on various parts of the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said March 20.
Armenia breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan over 80 times in a day

Baku, Azerbaijan, March 20
By Elyaz Shafiyev - Trend:

Over the past 24 hours, Armenian military 82 times violated ceasefire on various parts of the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said March 20.

The Armenian armed forces were using mortars and heavy machine guns.

Armenian military located in Paravakar and Vazashen villages of Armenia's Ijevan district opened fire on Azerbaijani army positions in Kehneqishlaq village of the Agstafa district of Azerbaijan and the nameless heights of the Qazakh district.

Azerbaijani army positions also came under fire from Armenians stationed near the villages of Talysh, Tapqaraqoyunlu, Gulustan of the Goranboy district, Chayli, Qiziloba, Qeyarkh, Chilyaburt of the Tartar district, Sarijali, Javakhirli, Qaraqashli, Kengerli, Shikhlar, Merzili, Bash Gervend of the Aghdam district, Kuropatkino of the Khojavand district, Horadiz, Alkhanli, Ashagi Seyidahmadli, Ashagi Abdurrakhmanli of the Fuzuli district and Mehdili of the Jabrail district.

Armenians also opened fire from the nameless heights in the Goranboy, Khojavend, Fizuli 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.

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