2 Karabakh soldiers wounded as Azerbaijan breaks ceasefireApril 18, 2016 - 10:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The operative situation was unchanged on the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan on the night of April 17-18. 50 ceasefire violations by the rival were registered, as Azerbaijan shot from 82-mm mortars and various caliber firearms along the line of contact, Karabakh Defense Army says. As a result of Azeri violations, two Karabakh servicemen, Erik Matevosyan and Azat Barsamyan were wounded. In addition to ceasefire breaches, a 20-member Azerbaijani squad initiated a subversive attack in the eastern (Akna) direction of the contact line. Having timely identified the rival troops, Karabakh forces thwarted the attack and threw the saboteurs back to their positions. Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army’s frontline units continue controlling the situation along the entire line of contact and protecting their positions. 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. |