Azerbaijan reports casualties in Armenian shooting

"Ceasefire violations by Armenia normally coincide with increased efforts on the part of international organizations to settle the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict in Nagorno Karabakh," ministry spokesman Ilgar Verdiyev said.

Meanwhile, Armenia's defense ministry Tuesday again accused Azerbaijani troops of breaking a ceasefire agreement between the two countries.

"The Azerbaijani side shot at Armenian positions yesterday at about 19.05 local time in the Baik region, and at 21.40 in the Berd region. On Tuesday the shooting continued, with firing at about 02.50 in two areas around Adzhevan," Ministry spokesman Seiran Shakhsuvaryan said, adding that Armenian troops had not returned fire.

Shakhsuvaryan said that Armenian troops had come under fire from Azerbaijani troops almost daily in recent weeks.

/RIA Novosti/