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March 10 2012
Tension at contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops remains
10 March 2012, 13:31 (GMT+04:00) Azerbaijan, Baku, March 10 / Trend M.Aliyev/
The tension at the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops remains.
Armenian Armed Forces open automatic and machine-gun fire on
Azerbaijani positions located in the village Agbulag of Tovuz region
from Chinarli village of Armenian Berd region on March 9 from 10:15 to
10:20 and from 11:50 to 11:55. Automatic and machine-gun fire on
Azerbaijani positions was also opened from 1:50 to 2:10 on March 10
from positions near the villages Asagi Veyselli and Asagi Seidahmedli
of Fizuli region, press service of Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan told
Trend.
Fire was suppressed by reply 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 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.
March 10 2012
Tension at contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops remains
10 March 2012, 13:31 (GMT+04:00) Azerbaijan, Baku, March 10 / Trend M.Aliyev/
The tension at the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops remains.
Armenian Armed Forces open automatic and machine-gun fire on
Azerbaijani positions located in the village Agbulag of Tovuz region
from Chinarli village of Armenian Berd region on March 9 from 10:15 to
10:20 and from 11:50 to 11:55. Automatic and machine-gun fire on
Azerbaijani positions was also opened from 1:50 to 2:10 on March 10
from positions near the villages Asagi Veyselli and Asagi Seidahmedli
of Fizuli region, press service of Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan told
Trend.
Fire was suppressed by reply 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 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.