Military units of the armed forces of Armenia violated ceasefire 24 times throughout the day in various direction of the front, using sniper rifles.
Armenian armed forces, located in Shavarshavan, Voskevan villages and on nameless hills in Noyemberyan region, and in Berkaber village of Ijevan region, in Jil village and on nameless hills in Krasnoselsk region subjected to fire the positions of the Azerbaijani army located in Ferehli, Gushchu Ayrim, Ashaghy Eskipara, Gizilhajili villages of Gazakh region, in Goyali, Zamanly villages and on nameless hills in Gadabay region.
The positions of the Azerbaijani army were also fired from the positions of Armenian military units located near the occupied Kuropatkino village of Khojavend region, Ashaghy Veysalli, Garakhanbayli, Ashaghy Seyidahmadli, Gorgan, Horadiz villages of Fuzuli region.
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.