BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 4
Trend:
Another ceasefire monitoring exercise on the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in the territory of Azerbaijan's Fuzuli district on Dec. 4, 2019, held in accordance with the mandate of the Office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, ended with no incidents, Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
Personal Representative's field assistants Ghenadie Petrica and Simon Tiller carried out the monitoring from the territory of Azerbaijan.
Personal Representative's field assistants Mihail Olaru and Ognjen Jovic carried out the monitoringon the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan occupied and controlled by the armed forces of Armenia.
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, 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 Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts.