Armenian villager dies in Azeri subversion attemptJanuary 12, 2015 - 11:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An infiltration was attempted by Azerbaijani armed forces in the northeastern province of Tavush on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on Jan 11, resulting in casualties, Civilnet reports. According to Armenia’s Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan, the body of an Azerbaijani soldier was left in the territory between Armenian and Azerbaijani military positions, while an 80-year-old Armenian shepherd was killed in the incident. “Today, at approximately 17:30, Azerbaijani armed forces attempted subversion along the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border near the village of Baghanis. The adversary’s troops were discovered in time. The Armenian army’s rapid response unit was able to intercept the attempted diversion. The body of one of the members of the adversary’s commando unit is now found in the territory between the military positions. Sadly, during the skirmish, a shepherd, Seryozha Sargsyan, born in 1935, was killed. The Republic of Armenia’s armed forces are in complete control of the situation. The military and political leadership of Azerbaijan must bear full responsibility for the incident,” Hovhannisyan said. The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |