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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |