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    AZERBAIJANI DEFENSE MINISTRY: ARMENIA'S STATEMENT ON INTENSIVE CEASEFIRE VIOLATION 'GROUNDLESS'
    Trend, K. Zarbaliyeva

    Trend
    Jan 17 2011
    Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry called accusations by the Armenian
    Defense Ministry of intensive ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani
    armed forces "groundless."

    "The Azerbaijani side is committed to the observance of the ceasefire
    on the frontline, but the Armenian side has violated the ceasefire
    the past two days, wounding Azerbaijani soldiers," Azerbaijani Defense
    Ministry spokesman Teymur Abdullayev told Trend today.

    Meanwhile, Armenia attributed these actions to Azerbaijan, he added.

    Armenian media reported alleged ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani
    armed forces in recent days, which injured two Armenian soldiers.

    The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
    when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
    armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
    including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 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 the 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: A. Papazian
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