  Azeri troops use grenade launchers in ceasefire violations overnight February 11, 2016 - 10:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani armed forces fired over 500 shots from various caliber weapons, including RPG-7 and AGS-17 grenade launchers in ceasefire violations on the night of February 10-11, the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army says. Karabakh’s troops continue controlling the situation on the contact line, retaliating in case of extreme necessity. Azerbaijani armed forces fired around 700 shots from various caliber weapons in ceasefire violations on the night of February 9-10. “The Armenian army is strong enough to restrain any aggression and develop necessary mechanisms to avert large-scale offensives,” Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan said on February 9. “We are facing a number of challenges,” he said, addressing students and professors at the Yerevan State University. According to the official, the security sector is fragile enough to take any turn, but the Armed Forces of Armenia are able to maintain relative peace thanks to their combat readiness, the servicemen’s fighting spirit and high morale.   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. |
