Azeri claims of downing Armenian drone completely false: KarabakhNovember 15, 2016 - 16:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani media reports on a downed Armenian drone are false, a Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army spokesman told PanARMENIAN.Net . "This is yet another example of disinformation by the Azerbaijani side, the reports are completely untrue," Senor Hasratyan said Tuesday, November 15. Earlier, Azeri news agencies spread the information that their own armed forces destroyed an Armenian drone Monday near Tartar district. Over 75 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh overnight on November 14-15. Azeri troops, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire some 1300 shots towards the Armenian positions. Also, they employed 60- and 82-mm mortars and underbarrel grenade launchers in the north of the contact line. The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. 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. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |