Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 16
Trend:
Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 59 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, said Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry Nov. 16.
Armenian army was using large-caliber machine guns and 60 and 82-millimeter mortars.
The Azerbaijani army positions located in Qaymaqli and Kemerli villages of Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in Barekamavan and Dovekh villages of the Noyemberyan district of Armenia.
Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani army positions located in Munjuglu village of the Tovuz district and on nameless heights of the Gadabay district of Armenia underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located on the nameless heights of Berd and Krasnoselsk districts of Armenia.
Moreover, the Azerbaijani army positions were also shelled from the Armenian positions located near the Armenian-occupied Shuraabad, Yusifjanli, Sarijali,Javakhirli, Bash Qarvand villages of the Aghdam district, Kuropatkino village of the Khojavand district, Horadiz, Gorgan, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of the Fuzuli district, Mehdili village of the Jabrayil district, as well as on nameless heights of the Goranboy, Tartar, Fuzuli and Jabrayil districts.
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 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.