Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 8 / Trend M.Aliyev /
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry regards the Armenian side's statements on intense violation of the ceasefire by Azerbaijan as groundless.
"Azerbaijan is committed to the ceasefire and we do not break it. On the contrary, over the past two days the Armenian side violated the ceasefire regime and a soldier of the Azerbaijani army got injured as a result," Deputy Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Teymur Abdullayev told Trend today.
Armenian media reported that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime for 30 times last night.
The Armenian side tries to attribute its actions to Azerbaijan, Abdullayev said.
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 7 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 the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.