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Armenian Armed Forces again violate ceasefire

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 31 July 2012 10:11 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 31 / Trend /

On Monday and last night the Armenian Armed Forces violated ceasefire from positions in the villages of Noemberyan, Ijevan regions of Armenia, as well as from positions in the nameless heights and near the occupied Sarijali village of Aghdam region and nameless heights of Goranboy and Gadabay regions of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend on Tuesday.

The shooting was suppressed by return fire.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent 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 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.

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