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Armenian armed forces have broken the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 82 times in numerous positions in the last 24 hours, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on July 2.

Armenian armed forces, located in the village of Aygepar of Armenia’s Berd district, opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located in the village of Alibayli of the Tovuz district.

Armenian armed forces, located on the nameless heights of Armenia’s Krasnoselsk district, opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located on the nameless heights of the Gadabay district.

Another ceasefire break came from the positions located near the villages of Chilyaburt of the Terter district, Shikhlar, Shirvanli, Garagashli, Javakhirli, Marzili, Sarijali of the Aghdam district, Garakhanbayli, Horadiz, Ashagi Seyidahmadli, Gorgan of the Fizuli district, Mehdili of the Jabrayil district, Kuropatkino of the Khojavand district.

Moreover, Azerbaijani positions took fire from the positions located on the nameless heights of the Goranboy, Khojavend, Fizuli and Jabrayil districts.

The opposing side was silenced with return fire.

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 percent 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 the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.

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