Azernews.Az

Armenian Armed Forces opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani Army situated on the nameless heights in Tovuz region from the positions on the nameless heights in Berd region of Armenia on June 16 and last night, the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan reported.

The positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces were also subjected to fire of the Armenian forces from positions near the villages of Gulustan of Goranboy region, Horadiz, Gorgan, Ashagy Seidakhmedli, Ashagi Abdulrahmanli of Fuzuli region as well as from the positions on the nameless heights of the Dashkesan region.

The shooting was countered by retail fire.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.