Armenian forces were heavily shelling civilian areas of Azerbaijan on Saturday ahead of a ceasefire agreed to end fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani defence ministry said. "Armenian armed forces are intensively shelling populated areas in Geranboy, Terter, Agdam, Agjaberdi, and Fizuli districts. Azerbaijan is taking reciprocal measures," the ministry said in a statement. bur-im-mm/wdb