Artsakh contact line situation relatively calm over past week![]() January 6, 2018 - 20:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation on the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) and Azerbaijan remained relatively calm in the period between December 31 and January 6. Some 200 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani troops were registered in the reporting period. Azeri forces, in particular, fired more than 2000 shots towards the Armenian positions in the reporting period. The Artsakh Defense Army units continue controlling the situation on the contact line and protecting their positions. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. Partner news |