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Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of firing from Syunik province, a claim denied by Armenia. Both nations recently agreed on a peace text to resolve decades-long conflict.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Azerbaijan on Sunday accused Armenian forces of shooting at Azerbaijani positions from the southern Syunik province of Armenia, a claim Yerevan dismissed as untrue.
Azerbaijan's defence ministry said in a statement that Armenian forces had opened fire with small arms on Sunday morning from the Goris area. It gave no further details.
Armenia's defence ministry said the statement from Azerbaijan was untrue.
Reuters was unable to immediately verify the situation in the area.
Baku and Yerevan said on Thursday that they had agreed the text of a peace agreement to end nearly four decades of conflict between the South Caucasus countries, a sudden breakthrough in a fitful and often bitter peace process.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Louise Heavens)
The main topic is Azerbaijan accusing Armenia of firing on its positions, which Armenia denies, amidst recent peace agreement discussions.
The peace agreement aims to resolve nearly four decades of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the South Caucasus region.
The alleged incident occurred in the Goris area of the Syunik province in Armenia.
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