 Azerbaijan fires at Armenia highway for second time in a day December 18, 2019 - 10:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire towards a highway and a nearby village in Armenia for the second time in a day on Tuesday, December 17. Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said that only after the Armenian side’s retaliatory fire did the Azerbaijani troops cease shooting. According to Hovhannisyan, the Azeri frontline units used firearms and mortars to shell the highway connecting the towns of Ijevan and Noyemberyan, and the village of Koti. No casualties were registered on the Armenian side. Related links:   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
