Armenia, Azerbaijan Accuse Each Other of Shelling Military Positions on Border

Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday exchanged accusations of shelling each other's military positions in their border area.

The Armenian Defense Ministry said that Azerbaijani forces had shelled positions in Tavush and Gegharkunik provinces.

"On April 5th, at 5:05 p.m. [13:05 GMT] in Chinari village (Tavush Province) and at 5:30 p.m. in Verin Shorzha (Gegharkunik Province), the units of the Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire from small arms toward Armenian combat positions," the ministry said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that Armenian forces had opened fire on positions in the direction of Munjuglu settlement of Tovuz region.