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Armenian troops shake ceasefire under fire on contact line

20 June 2014 [12:10] - TODAY.AZ
The ceasefire on the Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line was broken from different directions 41 times last night, the Azerbaijani defense ministry said on June 20.

The armed forces of Armenia, located in the Aygepar village of Armenia`s Berd region opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located in the Alibeyli village of the Tovuz region.

At the same time, the Azerbaijani positions took fire from the positions located in the villages of Gorgan, Qarakhanbayli, Ashagi Veysalli, Ashagi Seyidahmedli, Horadiz of the Fizuli region, Yusifjanli, Shuraabad of the Aghdam region, Goyarkh of the Terter region, Tapqaraqoyunlu of the Goranboy region, Mehdili of Jabrail region and the nameless heights of the Khojavand region.

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 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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