  Armenian Defense Ministry says Azerbaijan plots provocations March 17, 2014 - 22:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is deliberately creating tensions at the border area and is trying to prepare the ground for future provocations, Armenian Defense Ministry’s spokesman said. “We are calling on Azerbaijan to involve international mediators in the investigation of the incident,” Artsrun Hovhannisyan said, when commenting on Azeri media reports claiming that “as a result of ceasefire violation by the Armenian armed forces, an Azerbaijani serviceman was killed” on Monday, March 17. Spokesman for the Nagorno Karabakh defense army senor Hasratyan also dismissed the Azeri reports as a lie.  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 |  Related sections Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
