Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 26
Trend:
Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 14 times violated the ceasefire in various directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend Jan. 26.
The Azerbaijani army positions located in the Gaymagli, Gushchu Ayrim villages and on nameless heights of Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in the Barekamavan and Voskevan villages and on nameless heights of Armenia’s Noyemberyan district.
Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani army positions located in the Gizilhajili village and on nameless heights of Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district were shelled from the Armenian army positions located in the Berkaber village and on nameless heights of Armenia’s Ijevan district.
The Azerbaijani army positions located in the Alibayli village of the Tovuz district also underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in the Aygepar village of Armenia’s Berd district.
Moreover, the Azerbaijani army positions were also shelled from the Armenian positions located near the Armenian-occupied Gorgan village of Azerbaijan’s Fuzuli district, as well as on nameless heights of the Goranboy 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.