10 February 2012, 06:49 (GMT+04:00)

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Armenian media reports about armed incident at contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops

Armenian media reported about the armed incident on Saturday morning at the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, injuring several people.

One failed to confirm or refute this information in the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.

The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding negotiations to resolve the dispute.

Armenia has failed to implement U.N. Security Council resolutions stipulating the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions.

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