Armenian border villages shelled by Azeri troopsDecember 23, 2015 - 13:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani troops intermittently shelled the Armenian border village of Baghanis on December 22, between 9:30 pm and 11:45 pm, the village chief wrote in a Facebook post. “Our army’s retaliatory actions disrupted the rival’s fire, with no casualties registered on the Armenian side,” Narek Sahakyan said. “Voskepar-Baghanis section of Yerevan-Tbilisi interstate highway is currently open." Azeri forces have also opened fire on the village of Voskevan on December 22, at 9:30 pm and 9:57 pm. The village residents did not panic, Aravot reports. Azerbaijani armed forces continuously violated the ceasefire on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh on the night of December 22-23. According to the Karabakh Defense Ministry, in the reporting period Azerbaijani armed forces have fired 2000 shots from various caliber artillery weapons, 82-mm mortars, AGS-17 grenade launchers, as well as ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft autocannon. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. 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. |