  Two Karabakh soldiers killed in Azeri subversive attacks December 18, 2015 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following the unsuccessful attempts to cross the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh on December 17, special Azeri troops have once again initiated subversive attacks on four directions of Karabakh positions on December 18. Identifying the Azerbaijani groups on time, Karabakh Defense Army units took retaliatory measures, throwing the saboteurs back to their positions. Karabakh army soldiers Aghasi Grigoryan and Ruben Aleksanyan, both aged 19, were killed as a result. An investigation into the details of the incident is underway. The Karabakh Defense Army vowed to punish the rival’s provocations, with the repercussions to be strongly felt by the latter. Azerbaijani subversive groups took three unsuccessful attempts to cross the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh armed forces on the night of December 16-17. Identifying the Azerbaijani groups on time, Karabakh Defense Army units took retaliatory measures, throwing the saboteurs back to their positions. No casualties were registered on the Armenian side. While retreating, the rival left a number of special-purpose military items. Meanwhile, Azerbaijani media outlets reported the death of Rashad Aliyar oglu Jafarzadeh. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will leave for Bern, Switzerland on December 18 to meet with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev the next day.    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 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 Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates  Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
