Azerbaijani Armed Forces prevented another attempt of sabotage on February 12 in the country's Nagorno-Karabakh region by a subversive group of the Armenian Armed Forces, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said.
The group was identified in advance and destroyed, according to the ministry. Azerbaijani Armed Forces control the operational situation on the frontline, Trend reported.
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% of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US, are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
