ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES VIOLATE CEASE-FIRE 75 TIMES, SHOOT 6 SOLDIERS

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 3 2006

Azerbaijani military men and wounded 6 ones in first quarter of
this year.

Armenian Armed Forces violated cease-fire in the frontline 75 times
during first quarter of this year.

APA monitored the information confirmed by the Defense Ministry and
published in the media that the most intensive cease-fire violations
have happened in March and sometimes in January. Armenian Armed Forces
fired on Azerbaijani Army’s positions and residential zones 10 times
in January, 14 times in February and 50 times in March.

Cease-fire was violated 48 times in March last year. The most violated
areas are Gazakh -32 times, Aghdam -14 times, Terter-12 times, Tovuz- 6
times, Fuzuli – 5 times, Jebrail- 2 times, Geranboy -2 times, Gadabey –
1 times, Khojavand – 1 times. Armenian violations were more active in
Gazakh-Tovuz frontline in early March and in Fuzuli-Jebrail frontline
in late March.

The “hot violation” areas of the frontline are: In the Azerbaijan’s
state BORDER- Mezem, Gizilhajili and Balajafarli villages in Gazakh
region; Hasangaya, Chayli, Jerabert and Gapanli villages in Terter;
Ashagi Seyidahmadli village in Fuzuli.

The OSCE monitored Azerbaijani-Armenian frontline 5 times within
the passed three months. One monitoring was postponed due to bad
weather, and one was postponed due to violation of the cease-fire by
Armenians. But OSCE managed to monitor three times without incidents.

Azerbaijani Armed Forces’ 18 military men were killed and 6 were
wounded. 4 of them were killed in fire, 5 in auto-accident, 1 committed
a suicide, 2 in avalanche and 6 were shot by the enemy.

5 of the killed are officer, 2 is ensign, 1 is sergeant the rest are
soldiers. 5 of them were killed in battle area. Totally, Azerbaijani
Armed Forces lost 11 military men in January, 2 in February, and 5 in
March. All the casualties are those who are serving under auspicious
of the Defense Ministry.