Karabakh controls frontline situation as Azeri troops violate truceDecember 10, 2016 - 11:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - More than 40 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh overnight on December 9-10. In the reporting period, Azeri troops fired around 800 shots from various caliber firearms and grenade launchers. Violations were especially intense in the eastern direction of the frontline. Karabakh defense army units retaliated only in case of extreme necessity to continue controlling the situation along the contact line. Around 65 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line the previous night. 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). |