BAKU: Azerbaijan DM: Armenian Armed Forces Violate Ceasefire

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Aug 24 2007

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: Armenian Armed Forces Once Again
Violate Ceasefire Agreement

Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend E.Huseynli / On 23 and 24 August
divisions of the Armenian Armed Forces fired at the National Army of
Azerbaijan using machine and sub-machine guns from their positions
located near the villages of Javahirli, Ajarly, Chiragli, Shikhlar of
Azerbaijan’s district of Agdam and Tapgaragoyunlu of the district of
Goranboyt, according to the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry.

Over the past three months, several soldiers of the Azerbaijani
National Army have been killed as a result of frequent violation of
the ceasefire agreement by the Armenian Armed Forces in the
directions of Agdam, Terter and Goranboy districts.

The Defense Ministry announced that over the past two days the
Armenian Armed Forces located in 1.5km of northeast of Berkaber
village of Ijevan District fired at Gizilhajili village of Gazakh
District using machine and sub-machine guns.

The National Army of Azerbaijan retaliated and no casualties were
reported

Adgam is located in 375km of Baku, Terter in 350km and Goranboy in
320km.