Karabakh serviceman wounded in Azerbaijan's fireApril 24, 2016 - 00:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Karabakh serviceman, Hayk Minasyan received a gunshot wound in Azerbaijan's cross border fire on Saturday, April 23, at around 3:00 pm, Armenian Defense Ministry press secretary Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in a Facebook post. Also Saturday, in the period between 3:55pm and 8:00pm, the Azerbaijani armed units intensively shelled the Armenian positions in the northeastern (Martakert), eastern (Askeran) and northern (Talish) directions of the contact line, using 60- and 82-mm mortars. The Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army units took preventive steps to suppress the rival's aggression and continue controlling the situation on the contact line, the press secretary said. As of Saturday evening, the situation on the frontline is calm, Hovhannisyan added. 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 | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |