  Defense Ministry refuses to issue report on Azeri shelling of Armenian villages August 22, 2012 - 12:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There is no official notice on Azeri shelling of Armenia’s Tavush province border villages, recorded August 21 night, RA Defense Ministry representative said. Asked by PanARMENIAN.Net reporter as to when information will be provided on the incident, the ministry official refrained from answering, saying ceasefire violation by Azeri side was reported in different parts the borderline. Azerbaijani army units shelled Armenia’s Tavush province border villages (Aygepar, Nerkin Karmiraghbyur and Movses) on August 21 night, Aygepar and Nerkin Karmiraghbyur village administration heads said. As Andranik Aidinyan and Manvel Kamendatyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Azeri shelling started August 21, 9 pm local time, with the roofs and the pipeline of Karmiraghbyur and Movses villages damaged.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
