Azerbaijan said that its army posts in Lachin came under fire by Armenian forces early Friday.
“On August 13, positions belonging to the Azerbaijan Army in the Yukhari Veysalli settlement of the Fuzuli region, the Sighnag settlement of the Khojaly, as well as the positions in the vicinity of Shusha city were targeted with light weapons,” a statement issued by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defese read.
Azerbaijan reported no casualties and said it responded with retaliatory fire.
Relations between the two former Soviet republics have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian military occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Upper Karabakh, a territory internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, and seven adjacent regions.
New clashes erupted in September 2020, and ended on Nov. 10 with a Russia-brokered cease-fire.
During the 44-day conflict, Azerbaijan liberated several cities and nearly 300 settlements and villages from Armenia's nearly three-decade occupation.
The cease-fire is seen as a victory for Azerbaijan and a defeat for Armenia, whose armed forces withdrew in line with the agreement.
