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Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 28
Trend:
Soldier of the Azerbaijan’s armed forces Elvin Akhmadov, who was injured in an armed clash during Armenian armed forces' provocation, died of wounds despite efforts of doctors, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry told Trend.
The situation on the contact line between the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops has deteriorated in recent days.
Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry has earlier said the Armenian army attempted to infiltrate through the Azerbaijani positions along the line of contact on the night from Feb. 24 to Feb. 25. The Armenian side attempted to seize favorable positions on the Khojavand-Fuzuli part of the frontline, said the ministry, adding heavy battles took place between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.
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.