Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend S.Ilhamgizi / On 29 and 30 August, divisions of the Armenian Armed Forces located in the village of Chiragly in the Аgdam district, and villages of Tapgaragoyunlu village of Goranboy District fired at the National Army of Azerbaijan with machine and sub-machine guns, according to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
The Armenian Armed Forces located in Ijevan District of Armenia also fired at the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the district of Gazakh of Azerbaijan using machine and sub-machine guns.
The National Army of Azerbaijan retaliated and no casualties were reported.
The conflict between the two countries of South Caucasus began in 1988 due to territorial claims by Armenia against Azerbaijan. Armenia has occupied 20% of the Azerbaijani land 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 the active hostilities ended. The Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France and USA) are currently holding peaceful negotiations.