08 March 2005, 23:54
Armenia, Azerbaijan exchange fire
The ceasefire agreement between the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been violated on the front line today. Periodically from 12:30 pm to 3 pm, Armenia's armed forces in Seisoulan, Agdere district, fired submachine and machine guns at the positions of the Azerbaijan National Army in Gapanli, Terter district. Official sources claim no people suffered in the skirmishes. According to other sources, several Azeri soldiers were wounded.
The ceasefire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan was violated just on the next day after a monitoring on the front line by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Author: Zaur Rasulzade, CK correspondent