Azerbaijan beaks Karabakh ceasefire with sniper rifles, grenade launcherMay 26, 2016 - 09:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the night of May 25-26, Azebaijani armed forces used various caliber firearms and sniper rifles, as well as an AGS-17 grenade launcher to violate the ceasefire and the calm, registered on the Nagorno Karabakh contact line. Karabakh Defense Army troops remained committed to the agreement to continue controlling the situation on the contact line. No ceasefire violations were registered on the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line overnight on May 24-25. 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. |