An Azerbaijani soldier was killed as a result of the violation of the ceasefire by Armenia despite the talks on resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said today.
An Azerbaijani serviceman Natig Tahirli was killed as a result of the violation of the ceasefire by Armenia on the line of contact immediately after the completion of the talks on the conflict.
Armenia's manpower was eliminated as a result of the urgent measures, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry noted.
The Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire 120 times in the course of 24 hours, using large-caliber machine guns, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry added.
Armenian armed forces stationed in the village of Berkaber of Armenia's Ijevan district and in the villages of Barekamavan and Voskevan of Armenia's Noyemberyan district opened fire at the Azerbaijani positions located in the villages of Gizilhajili, Gaymagli and Gushchu Ayrim of the Gazakh district.
Azerbaijani positions in the village of Alibayli of the Tovuz district were shelled from the village of Aygepar of Armenia's Berd district. Azerbaijani army positions located on nameless heights in Azerbaijan's Gadabay district were also shelled by the Armenian side stationed on nameless heights in Armenia's Krasnoselsk district.
Armenian army also violated ceasefire from the positions near the Chilaburt, Goyarkh villages of the Terter district, Shikhlar, Bash Gervend, Javahirli, Sarijali, Kangarli, Yusifjanli, Namirli villages of the Aghdam district, Kuropatkino village of the Khojavand district, Garakhanbeyli, Horadiz, Gorgan, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of the Fizuli district, and the Mehdili village of the Jabrayil district.
Azerbaijani positions were also shelled from the nameless heights in the Goygol, Goranboy, Khojavand, Fizuli and Jabrayil districts.
The Azerbaijani armed forces inflicted 125 strikes upon Armenian positions.
Recall, the meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev, mediated by the co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement was held in Vienna on May 16. The OSCE Minsk Group countries were represented by the heads of their Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov, John Kerry and Jean-Marc Eyraud.
Recall, on the night of April 2 all frontier positions of Azerbaijan were exposed to heavy fire from large-caliber weapons, mortars, grenade launchers and guns. In addition, Azerbaijani settlements near the front line, densely populated by civilians, were shelled.
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.
