Baku: the ceasefire in Karabakh was violated 119 times per day – RIA Novosti

BAKU, April 7 -. RIA Novosti, Vugar Hasanov Azerbaijani Defense Ministry stated that Armenian armed forces violated ceasefire in all directions of the contact line of troops in Karabakh 119 times per day

“. During the day, Armenia 119 times violated the ceasefire in all directions of the contact line in Karabakh Azerbaijani side is committed to the agreement on cease-fire “-. according to RIA Novosti on Wednesday the head of the press service of the defense Ministry of Azerbaijan Vagif Dargyahly.

Armenia and Azerbaijan on April 2 said the worsening situation in the zone of Karabakh conflict: Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said, in particular, about the shelling by the armed forces of Armenia, with the Armenian Defense Ministry reported “offensive actions” from the Azerbaijani side. Tuesday afternoon, the parties stated that the suspended military operations in the conflict zone.

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh began in February 1988, when the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from Azerbaijan SSR. In September 1991, in the center of Nagorno-Karabakh Stepanakert it announced the establishment of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). Azerbaijan during the subsequent military conflict has lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh. Since 1992, the negotiations on the peaceful settlement of the conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group. Azerbaijan insists on preserving its territorial integrity, Armenia protects the interests of the breakaway republic, as Karabakh is not a party to the negotiations.

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