Trend, Azerbaijan
June 9 2012
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: Situation on front-line remains tense
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 9 / Trend /
The situation on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani
troops remains tense, and the ceasefire is violated in all directions,
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in all directions of the
front-line from 8:00 am on Friday to 8:00 am on Saturday, the Defense
Ministry reported.
Despite the intense fire, Azerbaijan has not suffered any losses and
attacks were suppressed by return fire.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France and the U.S. – are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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