Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend S.Ilhamgizi / On 19 August from 8.30pm to 2.50am, the Armenian Armed Forces division fired at the National Army of Azerbaijan using machine and sub-machine guns from their positions located near the villages of Javahirli, Bashgervend and Tagibeyli of Azerbaijan's Agdam district, according to the Azerbaijan Defence Ministry.
The National Army of Azerbaijan retaliated and no casualties were reported
The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began in 1988 due to territorial claims by Armenia against Azerbaijan. Armenia has occupied 20% of Azerbaijani including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding Districts. Since 1992, these territories have been under the occupation of the Armenian Forces. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which time active hostilities ended. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France and USA) are currently holding peaceful negotiations.