Armenia breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan 33 times in 24 hours

By  Trend

Armenia’s armed forces have 33 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry reported on December 19.

The Azerbaijani army positions located in Kemerli village of the Qazakh district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in Dovekh village of the Noyemberyan district of Armenia.

Moreover, the Azerbaijani army positions also took fire from the Armenian positions located near the Armenian-occupied Chilaburt and Goyarkh villages of the Tartar district, Javakhirli village of the Aghdam district, Horadiz and Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of the Fizuli district, Mehdili village of the Jabrayil district, as well as from the positions located on nameless heights of the Goranboy, Khojavand, Fuzuli and Tartar 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.