Andrzej Kasprzyk, the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, told an April 1 news conference that area residents are suffering from the growing violence, Eurasia.net reported. He did not elaborate on reasons why firefights and artillery duels have been on the rise lately. But he noted that the security situation has slightly worsened since 2008. Kasprzyk said that he would work to arrange meetings of Azerbaijani and Armenian commanders on the ground to help reduce tension. Over the past few months, there has been a flurry of media reports from both sides about ceasefire accord violations.
Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire
On March 31, the Armenian Armed Forces opened fire at Azerbaijani troops through machine guns and submachine guns at 22:20-22:30, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported. The shots were fired from the Garakhanbayli village in the Fuzuli region, Trend News reported.
The Azerbaijani troops answered their fire. No causalities were reported.
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