Military units of the armed forces of Armenia violated ceasefire 21 times throughout the day in various direction of the front.
Armenian armed forces, located in Voskevan village of Noyemberyan region subjected to fire the positions of the Azerbaijani Army located in Ashaghy Eskipara village of Gazakh region.
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army were also fired from the positions of Armenian military units located near the occupied Taghibeyli, Shikhlar, Marzili villages of Aghdam region, Nuzgar and Mehdili villages of Jabrayil region, as well as from the positions located on nameless hills in Goranboy and Terter regions.
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, Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts.