YEREVAN, Jan 8 The Ministry of Defense of Armenia has denied the statement of the Azerbaijani side about shelling at the border. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry stated that the Armenian armed forces fired on the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Kelbajar direction in Karabakh on Saturday. «The statement of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry that on January 8 Armenian armed forces fired at Azerbaijani combat positions in the eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is not true. At this section of the border, Azerbaijani units fired several indiscriminate shots, to which the Armenian side did not respond, «the website of the Armenian military department says. It is noted that at the moment the situation along the entire length of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is relatively stable and is fully under the control of the Armenian Armed Forces. .At the end of September 2020 in Nagorny In Karabakh, hostilities resumed, which became a continuation of the long-term conflict and led to casualties among the civilian population. The parties made several attempts to conclude a truce, but the tripartite agreement reached on the night of November 10 turned out to be successful. With the mediation of Moscow, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to completely cease fire, remaining in their positions, and exchange prisoners and bodies of the dead. In addition, the Kelbajar and Lachin regions, as well as part of the Aghdam region, which in the interwar period were under the control of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, crossed over to Baku. Russian peacekeepers have settled in the region, including the Lachin corridor. 
