However, the Armenian Ministry of Defense immediately rejected the statement of its Azeri counterpart, calling it misinformation and claiming that Azerbaijani forces fired on Armenian troops near the border.The Defense Ministries of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia traded barbs on a border shooting on Saturday.

The Armenian armed forces units in the direction of Ashagi Shorzha settlement of the Basarkechar region of the state border fired the Azerbaijan Army positions in the direction of the Yellija settlement on the evening of May 20, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense claimed in a statement, according to local media.