Armenia violates ceasefire with Azerbaijan 71 times within 24 hours

Armenian armed forces have broken the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 71 times in various parts of the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian armies in the last 24 hours, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said Sept.30.

Armenian military used heavy machine guns and mortars to shell Azerbaijani troops’ positions.

Armenian armed forces located near the villages of Tapgaragoyunlu, Gulustan of Goranboy district, Chileburt, Goyarkh of Terter, Yusifjanli, Javahirli, Shikhlar, Merzili of Aghdam district, Kuropatkino of Khojavend, Horadiz, Garakhanbeyli, Gorgan, Ashagi Veyselli of Fizuli district opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces.

Another ceasefire violation came from the positions located on the nameless heights of Goygol, Goranboy, Khojavend and Fizuli districts.

Azerbaijani armed forces carried out 93 strikes on enemy positions.

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/