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The Armenian Armed Forces opened fire at positions of the Azerbaijani army in the village of Gizilhajili of the Gazakh region from the positions in the Berkaber village of Armenia's Ijevan region yesterday and last night, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on July 31.

The positions of Azerbaijani army were also subjected to the fire of the Armenian armed forces from the positions situated near the villages of Gorgan and Ashagi Seyidahmedli in the Fizuli region, Kuropatkino in the Khojavend region and Tapgaragoyunlu in the Goranboy region

The shooting was countered by return 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.