Azerbaijan resumed shelling Karabakh posts overnight![]() October 19, 2020 - 10:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation in the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)-Azerbaijani conflict zone remained relatively stable but tense overnight. Artillery battles continued in some sections, the Defense Army reported . "In the morning, despite the agreement on a humanitarian truce, the adversary forces resumed shelling in the northern and southern directions," the Karabakh army said. "In order to silence the adversary’s firing points, the Defense Army units take adequate actions, keeping the operative situation under control." Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. 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 |