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Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 20 / Trend K.Zarbaliyeva /
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has warned that violation of the ceasefire by the Armenian Armed Forces will lead to heavy consequences.
"The fact that the Armenian Armed Forces violate the ceasefire at a time of the ongoing talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution will bring no good consequences," Ministry spokesman Eldar Sabiroglu told journalists.
Despite the recent agreement on maintaining the ceasefire, the Armenian Armed Forces have continued the sabotage, Sabiroglu said, adding that "the enemy launched artillery shell at 21:30 on Dec.17 and it created tensions on the front line."
The investigations revealed that a 122-millimeter rocket high-explosive shell fell near the Borsunlu settlement controlled by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It is assumed that the shell was fired from a distance of 15-16 kilometers. Since the shell was fired at night, the trajectory of the projectile was tracked. Although the sound of the explosion and shock waves were felt in nearby villages, no casualties was fixed," Sabiroglu 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.