400 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered over the past weekJune 24, 2017 - 13:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Around 400 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan were registered on the contact line with Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) in the week between June 17 and 24. Azeri troops, in particular, employed various caliber firearms, as well as 60- and 82 mm mortars and grenade launchers in various directions of the contact line. Besides, the rival forces initiated a subversive attack against Karabakh on the night of June 21-22. The Artsakh forces timely identified the Azerbaijani saboteurs and threw them back to their positions. At least four Azeri soldiers were killed as a result. The Karabakh Defense Army sustained losses in the operation. The Artsakh defense forces continue controlling the situation along the contact line and protecting their positions. 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 | 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. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |