Azeris fire upon kindergartens, schools of Armenia’s near-border villagesMarch 17, 2011 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani armed forces are escalating tensions at the line of contact between Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry, on March 15 and 16, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire 12 times, firing over 200 shots at Armenian positions. The Azerbaijani armed forces fired upon Armenian army positions in Barkaber, Koti, Vazashen, Aygedzor, Kayanavan, Chinar, Sevakavan, Yeraskh, Khndzorut. Kindergartens, schools and cars were also fired upon, the Ministry said. The Armenian side demonstrated restraint, refraining from retaliatory fire. Over the past several days, Azerbaijan is also carrying out engineering mine clearing works at the border sectors, the Ministry said. It’s noteworthy that on March 16 morning 1news.az agency reported that “on March 16, at 9 pm, the Armenian armed forces fired upon cars of civilians moving towards the villages of Eskipar, Hushchuayrim and Myarzyam.” Thus, it’s not ruled out that the Azerbaijani media just pave the way for provocative acts. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. 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. |