800 shots fired by Azeri troops in ceasefire violations overnightMarch 31, 2016 - 11:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani forces violated the truce on the night of March 30-31, firing over 800 shots from various caliber firearms, a 60-mm mortar and an AGS-17 grenade launcher, the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army says. The Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army mainly refrained from retaliating and continue controlling the situation on the contact line. Azerbaijani forces violated the truce on the night of March 29-30, firing over 1000 shots from various caliber firearms. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |