  Azerbaijan keeps violating Karabakh ceasefire; Armenian soldier wounded April 19, 2017 - 11:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - More than 55 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan were registered on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) on April 18 and the following night, with more than 760 shots fired from firearms. According to Artsakh army, Azerbaijan also employed a hand-held grenade launcher in the northern section of the contact line. Besides, Karabakh soldier Tatul Harutyunyan (b. 1997) was wounded in Azerbaijan's fire on April 17, at around 6:20 pm. His condition is deemed serious. An investigation into the details of the incident is underway. 55 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan were registered the previous night, with more than 640 shots fired from firearms.   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.” |
