Azerbaijan, Shaki, Feb. 20/ Trend , K. Akbarova/
An Azerbaijani soldier was killed after Armenian armed forced violated the ceasefire.
Soldier Suleymanov Javid Eynulla oglu was killed in the Fuzuli region.
Suleymanov began his service in January 2008. He was from Oguz.
A mine blast killed soldiers Asgar Mardanov and Tural Hajiyev in the Horadiz settlement on Feb. 19. Asgar Mardanov, 23, was called for military service from Ganja and Tural Hajiyev, 21, from Shamkir.
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.
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