  Situation at borders relatively calm: Defense Ministry spokesman March 23, 2015 - 14:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Last night, the situation on Armenia-Azerbaijan border and Karabakh-Azerbaijan line of contact, was relatively calm, Panorama.am said quoting the Defense Ministry spokesman. “The situation is stable, there is shooting, but it is less intense,” Artsrun Hovhannisyan said, adding that the tension has declined. As he noted, the relative calm and the enemy’s silence are a result of the response actions taken by Armenian forces and measures to ensure security on the borders. The Nagorno Karabakh Republic defense army soldiers Hakob Khachatryan (born in 1996), Edward Hayrapetyan (born in 1995) and Arshak Harutyunyan (born in 1995) were killed on March 19, as a group of Azerbaijani special forces attacked the Armenian positions in the northern direction of the line of contact (Gyulistan), Public Radio of Armenia reports citing the NKR Defense Ministry. According to the report, four more soldiers were wounded in the attack. After a two-hour fight, the Armenian side repelled the rival, destroying the group close to its military positions.   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 |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
