Armenia again breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani army positions located in the Gushchu Ayrim and Gizilhajili villages of Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in the Voskevan village of the Noyemberyan district and in the Berkaber village of the Ijevan district of Armenia.

Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani army positions located in the Aghbulag village of Azerbaijan’s Tovuz district were shelled from the Armenian army positions located in the Chinari village of Armenia’s Berd district.

The Azerbaijani army positions were also shelled from the Armenian positions located near the Armenian-occupied Yusifjanli village of the Aghdam district, Mehdili village of the Jabrayil district, as well as on nameless heights of the Goranboy, Tartar and Fuzuli districts of Azerbaijan.

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.