  Defense Ministry: Karabakh never targeted Azeri settlements January 8, 2015 - 15:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over 400 instances of ceasefire violation by Azeri armed forces were posted on Jan 7 and the night of 8 at the line of contact with the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) armed forces. Azerbaijan fired over 5,500 shots from various caliber weapons, using mortars and grenade launchers to shell positions of the Karabakh defense army, Nagorno Karabakh Defense Ministry press service said. The Ministry also issued a statement refuting the Baku-issued reports claiming that Karabakh forces bombed peaceful Azeri settlements. “Defense Army never targeted peaceful settlements. Azerbaijani forces hold “monopoly” on such actions,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding that regular Azeri bombings and shellings of Armenian border settlements prove the above. Related issues:   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 |  Topic Latest news Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says  David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
