Azerbaijan employs sniper rifles, grenade launcher, situation still calmJune 2, 2016 - 09:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The operative situation along the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively calm on the night of June 1-2. The Azerbaijani side mainly used firearms, also employing sniper rifles and AGS-17 grenade launchers to shoot towards Armenian positions. Showing restraint, the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army troops didn’t respond to Azeri provocations and continue controlling the situation on the contact line. The overall situation along the entire line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan remained calm on the night of May 31-June1. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |