Azerbaijan shells Armenia-Georgia interstate highwayJuly 8, 2016 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani troops on Friday, July 8 morning opened fire on the road from Voskepar to Baghanis on Armenia-Georgia interstate highway in Tavush province, Yerkir.am reports. Chief of the village of Baghanis Narek Sahakyan said he didn’t hear gunshots as he was on his way to a nearby town, but he did see the patrol cars on his way back and learned about the fire then. According to him, people had to bypass that part of the road for an hour. Azerbaijan last shelled Baghanis on the night of June 8-9, at around midnight. Roofs and windows of houses were damaged, village chief Narek Sahakyan said then. “The shooting didn’t disrupt the school exams in the village,” Sahakyan said. “The 11th-graders who were returning from a full day of touring had to wait at the forefront of the village due to security concerns.” 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 | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. 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 |