Armenia briefs Azerbaijan’s recent military activity to OSCE envoyMarch 13, 2020 - 14:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan has met ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, to express his worries over Azerbaijan’s recent activity on the border with Armenia. Private of the Armenian army Zohrab Sianosyan was killed by an Azerbaijani sniper from across the border on March 10. Days earlier, the Azerbaijani troops had used large-caliber machine guns to shell the Armenian positions. During the meeting, Tonoyan briefed the ambassador about the situation on the border and the line of contact between Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and Azerbaijan, the frequency and nature of ceasefire violations. Tonoyan said regional military-political developments, the international economic and epidemic situation, weather conditions and a number of other factors increase the likelihood of destabilization. The Defense Minister thus stressed the importance of the immediate implementation of measures to ease tensions in order to rule out new provocations. Kasprzyk said he is ready to make an effort to help ease the situation. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |