 Over 16.000 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation reported in 2012 December 24, 2012 - 21:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2012 was remarkable for the conduction of CSTO military drills, Armenian Defense Ministry’s spokesman said. “Over 16.000 instances of ceasefire violation by Azerbaijani armed forces were reported in 2012, against 12.000 and 7.300 cases recorded in 2011 and 2010 respectively. Meanwhile, Armenia fired far fewer shots in retaliation,” Artsrun Hovhannisyan said, noting prevention of anti-Armenian propaganda by Azerbaijan as a priority task. “We are responsible for proper protection of our homeland and intervention in response to Baku’s mean attempts to get beyond bounds,” he said.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
