 Armenia: Gold mine worker injured in Azerbaijan's shooting May 7, 2022 - 17:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire on the Sotk gold mine in Armenia's eastern Gegharkunik Province, injuring a worker on Saturday, May 7. The shooting began on the evening of May 6, according to GeoPromining, the company holding the right to exploit the mine. A representative of the company, Ruzanna Grigoryan revealed that the man was injured from the side of his left hand towards the heart, but added that the bullet hasn't damaged the internal organs. The injured civilian has been hospitalized, his condition is stable. The rest of the miners have been evacuated, while the work has been temporarily suspended.   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 |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
