  Tension subsides at Artsakh-Azeri contact line July 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 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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE 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). |
