18:44, 5 April 2014

MoD of Nagorno-Karabakh: during a week Azerbaijan violated ceasefire for 200 times

Militants of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army report to the commander on the situation on front line. Nagorno-Karabakh, Martuninsky District, December 30, 2013. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

For seven days, from March 30 to April 5 Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire regime for about 200 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported.

According to the MoD, the violations were related to shelling of the positions of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The website of the MoD of Nagorno-Karabakh reports that in the period from March 30 to April 5, the Azerbaijani party made over 1000 shots from various types of small arms.

It is also noted that militaries of Nagorno-Karabakh observed the ceasefire and continued watching the frontline, despite the actions of the Azerbaijani party.

On Saturday, the MoD of Azerbaijan, in its turn, accused Armenian servicemen of shelling the Azerbaijani positions on the border.