Armenia denies reports about resumption of hostilities in HadrutDecember 28, 2020 - 11:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ministry of Defense of Armenia has denied media reports about the alleged resumption of hostilities in Hadrut region of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). "A number of Azerbaijani media outlets report on the resumption of hostilities between the Armenian and the Azerbaijani militaries in the vicinity of the village of Togh in Hadrut. There are also reports of fatalities and injuries on both sides," the Armenian Defense Ministry said Sunday, December 27. The Defense Ministry reminded that the village of Togh is under the full control of the Azeri forces. "The Artsakh Defense Army strictly adheres to the ceasefire, no unit has taken part in any actions in this area. Moreover, no emergencies involving the Artsakh Defense Army have been recorded," the Armenian Defense Ministry said. "Nevertheless, the Armenian side is trying to obtain more information, not ruling out the possibility that we are dealing with an Azerbaijani information provocation." The Azerbaijani media reported earlier about a shootout between Armenian and Azerbaijani servicemen near the village of Togh in Hadrut, as a result of which 6 people had allegedly been killed and wounded from the Armenian side, with 5 wounded from the Azerbaijani side. Similar information was disseminated by the telegram channel WarGonzo . Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |