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Azerbaijani side undergoes heavy fire from Armenia on contact line

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 14 June 2014 10:58 (UTC +04:00)
The opposing side was silenced with return fire.
Azerbaijani side undergoes heavy fire from Armenia on contact line

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 14

By Ilhama Isabalayeva - Trend:

The ceasefire on the Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line was broken 38 times in numerous directions on June 13, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on June 14.

The Armed Forces of Armenia, located in the village of Doveh of Armenia's Noyemberyan region, opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces located in the village of Kemerli of Gazakh region.

At the same time, the Azerbaijani positions took fire from the positions located in the villages of Horadiz, Garakhanbeyli, Gorgan, Ashagi Seyidahmadli, Ashagi Abdurrahmanli, Ashagi Veyselli of Fizuli, Yusifjanli, Bash Gervend, Shuraabad of Aghdam, Mehdili of Jabrayil, Tapgaragoyunlu of Goranboy region and at the nameless heights of Khojavend region.

The opposing side was silenced with return fire.

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 two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently holding 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.

Edited by CN

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