Armenian army breaks ceasefire, opens fire at Azerbaijani positions

Armenian armed forces have 6 times violated the ceasefire on the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours, said Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry July 31

Armenian armed forces, stationed in the Berkaber, Paravakar villages of Armenia’s Ijevan district opened fire at Azerbaijani positions located in in the Gizilhajili village of Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district, Kohneqishlaq village of the Agstafa district.

Armenian armed forces stationed in Aygepar village of Armenia's Berd district opened fire at the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces in Alibayli village of the Tovuz district.

Azerbaijani troops also underwent fire from the positions located near the Horadiz village of the Fizuli district and on nameless heights of the Goygol and Fizuli 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.

By Trend/