Armenian armed forces shot at Azerbaijani military positions in the hills in Khojavend province all day long on Sunday, Azerbaijani media reported. The Armenian side again opened fire early Monday morning in Terter, Dashkesen, Aghdam and Goranboy provinces. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said the attacks were all repulsed by Azerbaijani military forces.

However, the Armenian side has provided a different account of events and said on Monday that Azerbaijani military forces fired over 5,000 rounds on Armenian military units over the weekend. "Upon receiving our response, the shooting ceased," said Armenia. Neither side reported any casualties after the heavy gunfire.

Two Azerbaijani soldiers were killed on Saturday in a border skirmish with Armenian forces in the province of Terter. Earlier last week on Tuesday three Armenian and two Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in an exchange of gunfire along the northern Nagorno-Karabakh frontline.

Peter Semneby, the EU representative for the South Caucasus, said as he was visiting Baku on Sunday that the EU is concerned over the border skirmishes. He said the incidents underline the urgency of the need to focus more on peace talks between the two sides.