PACE Committee briefed on Azeri shelling of Armenian villagesSeptember 18, 2018 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vice President of the National Assembly Arpine Hovhannisyan has briefed a PACE Monitoring Committee session about Azerbaijan’s shelling of Armenian villages, as a result of which a civilian was recently wounded. “Taking advantage of the current political situation in Armenia, Azerbaijani authorities are trying to put the blame for possible failures in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement process on the Armenian side,” Hovhannisyan said in a Facebook post. “I have said a number of times and will not hesitate to repeat again that we are more than united when it comes to Artsakh (Karabakh - Ed.) issue.” Also, the parliament vice speaker has provided information on the situation in the country. Related links: 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. |