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By Nazrin Gadimova

The ceasefire regime is still being violated by the units of the Armenian Armed Forces despite the achieved agreement on April between the Chiefs of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia through Russia’s mediation.

Currently, the enemy is intensively shelling Azerbaijan’s position near the Tapgaragoyunlu settlement of Goranboy region using 60, 82 and 120 mm mortars, according to Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry.

However, the Azerbaijani side still observes the agreement and does not return a response fire, the ministry added.

The situation on the frontline aggravated on April 2 after the Armenian military units in the occupied lands started shelling Azerbaijan’s positions.

To protect civilian population, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched counter attacks and as a result, the Azerbaijani troops retook hills around the village of Talish, as well as Seysulan settlement, and also took over Lele Tepe hill located in the direction of Fizuli region.

The hostilities renewed in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan on April 4, as the Armenian side continued to shell the Azerbaijani positions although the Azerbaijani side announced unilateral ceasefire on April 3.

The Azerbaijani Army destroyed about 370 enemy soldiers since the start of the hostilities, according to the defense ministry.

Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to cease operations on the line of contact starting from 12.00, April 5, as a meeting between the Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijan Armed Forces Colonel General Najmaddin Sadikov and the Chief of General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces Colonel General Yuri Khachaturyan took place by the mediation of the Russian side.

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