Baku, Azerbaijan, May 10
By Ilkin Izzet - Trend:
Armenian armed forces have broken the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 52 times in numerous positions in the last 24 hours, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said May 10.
Armenian armed forces located on the nameless heights of Armenia's Krasnoselskiy district, opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located on the nameless heights of Gadabay district.
Azerbaijani positions underwent from the positions located near the villages of Tapgaragoyunlu, Talish, Gulustan of Goranboy district, Chileburt, Goyarkh, Gizil Oba of Terter, Shuraabad, Shikhlar, Yusifjanli, Kengerli, Garagashli, Bash Gervend, Merzili, Giyameddinli, Javahirli, Sarijali, Novruzlu of Aghdam, Horadiz, Garakhanbeyli, Ashagi Seyidahmadli, Ashagi Abdurrahmanli of Fizuli and Mehdili of Jabrayil district.
Moreover, Azerbaijani positions took fire from the positions located on the nameless heights of Goranboy, Khojavend and Fizuli district.
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 US are currently holding peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.