  Karabakh contact line situation tenser than usual, army says February 22, 2017 - 11:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation along the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan was tenser than usual on the night of February 21-22. According to the Karabakh Defense army, around 105 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani forces were registered on the contact line in the reporting period. Azeri troops, in particular, used various caliber firearms, D-44 divisional guns, 60-, 82- and 120-mm mortars to fire some 1500 shots. To suppress the rival's attacks, the Karabakh Defense Army forces retaliated to continue controlling the situation on the contact line. Around 75 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered the night before.   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 |  Topic Latest 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.” |
