Karabakh war veteran: Azerbaijan paid dearly for killing Artsakh soldiersMay 4, 2011 - 13:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Participants of battles during defense of Getashen and Martunashen villages, which are currently occupied by Azerbaijan, strongly believe that the NKR armed forces gave an adequate response to the Azerbaijani side for the killing of three Artsakh servicemen. Karabakh war veteran Shmavon Ghulghazaryan expressed belief at a press conference in Yerevan that Azerbaijan paid dearly for the killing of Artsakh soldiers. “Azerbaijanis should know that Armenia’s response will be adequate in case of any infringement upon borders,” said Ghulghazaryan. On April 29, two Artsakh servicemen were killed in Azerbaijani firing. Another soldier of the NKR Defense army was wounded. Serviceman Vazgen Bakhshyan, 19, was wounded in the head as a result of Azerbaijani firing at NKR positions in the south-eastern part of the line of contact between the NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces on April 28. Bakhshyan died on the way to a military hospital. According to unofficial sources, four Azerbaijani servicemen were killed as a result of retaliatory measures of the Armenian side. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |