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Kremlin: Situation in Karabakh very fragile

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 25 April 2016 16:57 (UTC +04:00)
Kremlin considers the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh as very fragile.
Kremlin: Situation in Karabakh very fragile

Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr.25

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Kremlin considers the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh as very fragile, RIA Novosti quoted Russian president's spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying Apr.25.

On the night of April 2, 2016, all the frontier positions of Azerbaijan were subjected to heavy fire from the Armenian side, which used large-caliber weapons, mortars and grenade launchers. Azerbaijan responded with a counter-attack, which led to liberation of several strategic heights and settlements.

Military operations were stopped on the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian armies on Apr. 5 at 12:00 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours) with the consent of the sides.

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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