Armenia violates ceasefire with Azerbaijan up to 30 times within 24 hours

Armenian armed forces have broken the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 28 times in numerous positions in the last 24 hours, Azerbaijani defense ministry said on April 3.

Azerbaijani positions also took fire from the positions located near the villages of Gulustan, Tapqaraqoyunlu of the Goranboy district, Shirvanli, Javahirli, Shikhlar, Shuraabad, Yusifjanli, Bash Gervend, Qaraqashli, Kengerli, Novruzlu of the Aghdam district, Horadiz, Gorgan, Qarakhanbayli, Ashagi Seyidahmadli of the Fizuli district, Mehdili of the Jabrayil district.

Moreover, Azerbaijani positions underwent fire from the positions located on the nameless heights of Goranboy, Khojavend, Fizuli and Jabrayil districts.

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 US are currently holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.

/By Trend/