About 300 ceasefire violations by Azeri troops at the border with Karabakh recorded overnight
27.01.2015,
13:16
Azerbaijani troops violated the ceasefire about 300 times overnight on the contact line with Karabakh, the press office of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reported.
YEREVAN, January 27. /ARKA/. Azerbaijani troops violated the ceasefire about 300 times overnight on the contact line with Karabakh, the press office of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reported.
The Karabakh army of defense reports the Azeri troops made over 4,500 shots from various caliber guns, including RPG-7, GP-25 and AGS 60mm mortar guns and grenade launchers.
The frontline Karabakh army divisions are in control of the situation and resort to retaliation when required, says the report.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. In a referendum on December 10, 1991, 99.89% of Nagorno-Karabakh population voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousand people were killed and about a million had to leave their homes during the military operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and has been followed since then. The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. –0--
