Karabakh Ombudsman: Azeri troops fire shots at StepanakertJuly 16, 2021 - 12:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reports of Azerbaijani forces firing at civilian targets in Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) were confirmed Thursday, July 15 by Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan. The residents of the city confirmed to the Human Rights Defender’s staff that Azerbaijani forces shot 4-5 short bursts of fire at 5 p.m. local time on Thursday. Stepanyan said in a Facebook post that the information was confirmed by the local authorities, while the Russian peacekeeping forces were informed about the incident. “According to the information obtained from the Ministry of Health and from the Stepanakert military hospital, there are no casualties,” Stepanyan wrote in a Facebook post. “By grossly violating the trilateral statement on ceasefire, the Azerbaijani side has been making provocations more frequently in recent days, in an effort to continuously intimidate the civilian population and create an atmosphere of fear and tension. The introduction of clear mechanisms for investigating incidents is simply a necessity to curb the aspirations of the Azerbaijani side and end provocations." According to him, Azerbaijan’s infringement on the physical and psychological well-being of the people of Artsakh should receive adequate assessments, including public ones, by the Russian peacekeepers and the international community,” said Stepanyan. Also Thursday, Armenia’s Defense Ministry denied a statement issued by Azerbaijan’s defense ministry alleging that Armenian forces opened fire on the Azerbaijani forces. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |