29 May 2020, 13:16
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling two villages
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army, including those stationed in the villages on the border with Armenia, were shelled for 25 times within the last 24 hours, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on May 28, the Azerbaijani MoD claimed 23 shelling attacks on its troops in the Karabakh conflict zone; and on May 27 – about 26 attacks.
After the escalation of the Karabakh conflict in April 2016, the parties agreed on the ceasefire. Despite the agreement, over two years, the parties claimed daily shelling attacks in the conflict zone, as it follows from the infographic "Karabakh after the truce: a two-year war" prepared by the "Caucasian Knot". After the meeting of officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia and Azerbaijan, held on June 20, Azerbaijan stated an almost complete cessation of shelling attacks; however, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh continues to register violations of the ceasefire.
"The units of the Armenian Armed Forces, by using large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, violated the ceasefire in various sections of the frontline for 25 times during the last 24 hours," the Azerbaijani MoD said today in its website.
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the village of Agbulag in the Tovuz District and in the village of Zamanli in the Gadabay District were subjected to shelling, the MoD has stated.
The fire was also delivered from the territories that Azerbaijan treats as its occupied ones, as it follows from the statement of the Azerbaijani MoD.
As of 9:30 a.m. Moscow time today, the MoDs of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia had not commented on this statement on their websites.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 29, 2020 at 09:42 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
