  Situation on Armenia-Azerbaijan border calm overnight May 25, 2016 - 11:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The operative situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border was calm overnight on May 24-25. Nevertheless, the Azerbaijani side used various caliber firearms to shoot at the Armenian positions in the northeastern section of the border. The Armenian Armed Forces continue controlling the situation on the border and protecting their positions. No ceasefire violations were registered on the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the reporting period.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
