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Armenia breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan 16 times in 24 hours

23 October 2016 [12:45] - TODAY.AZ
By  Trend


Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 16 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops using large-calibre weapons, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said on Oct. 23.

The Azerbaijani army positions located in Kamarli, Gizilhajili villages of Gazakh district and nameless hills in Gadabay district were shot at from the Armenian army positions located in Dovekh, Barekamavan villages of Noyemberian district and nameless hills in Krasnoselsk district.

Azerbaijani positions were also shelled from the occupied Chilaburt village of Tartar district, Bash Garvand, Shikhlar, Shuraabad villages of Aghdam district, Horadiz village of Fuzuli district, as well as, nameless hills in Goygol district.

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.



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