Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 8
Trend:
Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 39 times violated the ceasefire in various directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend Feb. 8.
The Armenian army was using 60, 82-millimeter mortars, large-caliber machine guns and 122-millimeter howitzers.
The Azerbaijani army positions located in Qaymaqli village of Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in Barekamavan village of the Noyemberyan district of Armenia.
The Azerbaijani army positions located in Alibayli village of Azerbaijan’s Tovuz district were also shot at from the Armenian army positions located in Aygepar village of the Berd district of Armenia.
The Azerbaijani army positions located on the nameless heights of Azerbaijan’s Gadabay district were also shelled from the Armenian army positions located on nameless heights of the Krasnoselsk district of Armenia.
Moreover, the Azerbaijani army positions underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located near the Armenian-occupied Chilaburt village of the Tartar district, Shikhlar, Bash Garvand, Yusifjanli, Sarijali villages of the Aghdam district, Ashagi Seyidahmadli village of the Fuzuli district, Mehdili village of the Jabrayil district, as well as from the positions located on nameless heights of the Goranboy, Fuzuli and Jabrayil districts of Azerbaijan.
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.