  Azerbaijan shells Armenian border village, injures properties March 28, 2016 - 14:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire on the border village of Berkaber in Armenia’s Tavush province on Sunday, March 27. According to village chief Artur Madatyan, Azeri troops shelled and damaged a VAZ-2106 car, belonging to a local resident, Radik Kocharyan. The rival has also shot at houses and roofs. On March 25, the Azerbaijani army opened fire on the village of Berkaber in Armenia’s Tavush province. The rival wounded a civilian, Norik Alikhanyan, also killing another villager's cow. On March 26, at around 7:30 am, the rival used TR-107 rocket launchers to shell the Karabakh village of Taghavard, situated some 5 km deep behind the frontline. As a result, a civilian, 27-year-old Yervand Firyan was wounded while engaged in agricultural activities.  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 |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
