Tension subsides at Artsakh-Azeri contact lineJuly 30, 2015 - 11:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Although the situation was relatively calm at the line of contact between Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh, the Azeri armed forces violated the ceasefire on Wednesday, July 29 and the following night. According to NKR Defense Army, 100 ceasefire violations by Azeris were registered, with over 1600 shots fired from various caliber weapons, including 60mm mortars, RPG-7 and HAN-17 grenade launchers. The Defense Army said its frontline units took retaliatory measures and continue controlling the situation. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |