  Azerbaijan uses TR-107 rocket launchers in ceasefire violations May 5, 2016 - 10:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The operative situation remained unchanged on the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line overnight on May 4-5. The Azerbaijani army violated the ceasefire using various caliber firearms, a 60-mm mortar and TR-107 rocket launchers. Karabakh troops mainly refrained from retaliating and took measures to continue controlling the situation on the contact line. Tensions along the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line were still observed on the night of May 3-4, Karabakh Defense Army says. The Azerbaijani side used various caliber firearms and mortars to violate the ceasefire.   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 |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.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.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.” |
