Three mortal shells fired during the ongoing conflict in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh have hit a village in northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan, but no casualties or damages have been reported, an Iranian official said.

Deputy Governor-General of East Azerbaijan Province for Political and Security Affairs Saeed Shabestari Khiabani said on Sunday that the shells hit a place near Khoda-Afarin village on Saturday evening, Tasnim News Agency reported.

“Fortunately, other than incurring brief damage to a high-voltage electricity poles, which led to a power cut in the region, the incident caused no damages or casualties,” he said.

He also noted that, following the incident, a meeting was requested by the Iranian provincial border guard to be held with officials from the two belligerent countries.

“Currently,  there is full security in the province’s borders, and the (Iranian) armed forces and border guards are prepared to respond to any aggression on our country’s territory,” Shabestari Khiabani added.