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  • BAKU: Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: Situation On Front-Line Remains

    AZERBAIJANI DEFENSE MINISTRY: SITUATION ON FRONT-LINE REMAINS TENSE

    Trend
    June 8 2012
    Azerbaijan

    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.

    Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in all directions of the
    front-line from 8:00 am on June 7 to 8:00 am on Friday, 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.

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