Armenia-Azerbaijan border relatively calm, Karabakh ceasefire violatedDecember 30, 2016 - 11:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation along the border with Azerbaijan was relatively calm, no shots were fired overnight on December 29-30, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said. Meanwhile, around 40 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh in the reporting period. Azeri troops, in particular, fired more than 1300 shots from various caliber firearms. Karabakh Defense Army troops retaliated in case of necessity to continue controlling the entire line of contact. Around 40 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh the night before. Related links: Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |