300 ceasefire violations by Azeris reported Oct 19-25October 25, 2014 - 14:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 300 ceasefire violations by Azeri side were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces from Oct 19-25. Azerbaijan fired over 3000 shots from various caliber weapons towards the positions of Karabakh defense army, which retains full control of the situation and takes retaliatory measures only in case of necessity. On Oct 13, Armenian soldier Hovhannes Tadevosyan, 19, sustained an injury in Azeri sniper attack at the line of contact. Karabakh serviceman David Navasardyan, was killed in Azeri sniper attack on Oct 1. The soldier received a gunshot wound in the head at the military unit of the Nagorno Karabakh defense army. Over the past months, repeated Azeri attacks against Armenia and Karabakh have resulted in over 20 deaths at the line of contact. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |