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Armenian armed forces have broken the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 74 times in numerous positions in the last 24 hours, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Jan.8.
Armenian armed forces located in the villages of Berkaber of Armenia’s Ijevan district and Barekamavan of Noyemberyan district opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located in the villages of Gizilhajili and Gaymagli of Gazakh district.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijani positions located in the Aghdam village of Tovuz district took fire from the positions located near the village of Mosesgerh of Armenia’s Berd district.
Azerbaijani positions also underwent fire from the positions located near the villages of Chileburt, Gizil Oba of Terter, Tapgaragoyunlu of Goranboy, Yusifjanli, Merzili, Novruzlu, Garagashli, Javahirli, Shikhlar, Bash Gervend, Shuraabad, Shirvanli, Kengerli of Aghdam district, Kuropatkino of Khojavend, Garakhanbeyli, Gorgan, Horadiz, Ashagi Seyidahmadli, Ashagi Abdurrahmanli of Fizuli district.
Moreover, Azerbaijani positions took fire from the positions located at the nameless heights of Goranboy, Khojavend and Fizuli 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 four UN Security Council resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
Trend.az
