Azeri troops continue ceasefire violations on Karabakh contact line

November 10, 2015 - 11:24 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani armed forces continuously violated the ceasefire on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh on the night of November 9-10.

According to the NKR Defense Ministry, 60 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani armed forces were registered in the reporting period, with over 800 shots fired from various caliber artillery weapons, as well as 60mm mortars.

Karabakh defense forces continue controlling the situation, retaliating in case of necessity.

According to the NKR Defense Ministry, 130 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani armed forces were registered on November 7-8, with over 2000 shots fired from various caliber artillery weapons, as well as 60mm mortars.

The OSCE Mission conducted on November 5 a planned monitoring of the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the eastern part of the village of Talish in Karabakh’s Martakert region.

No ceasefire violation was registered during the monitoring.

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.