  Armenia responded and will respond to fire from Azeri sideSeptember 21, 2007 - 17:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "I have always said that we wish stability and at the border. We don't want skirmishes and casualties," Armenian Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan said when commenting of Azerbaijan's statements on firings from the Armenian positions."Armenia responded and will respond to fire from Azeri side. However, it would be wrong to say that the situation is shaky, since the number of skirmishes reduced with 40%," the Minister said. "If Azeris inform of firings from the Armenian side it's their own business. Maybe, they just wish to increase vigilance of the nation," the Minister supposed. When commenting on the fact that Azerbaijan doesn't get tired with repeating that Armenians are the first to commence fire, the Minister noted, "Do you think they will confess they shoot first?" IA Regnum reports.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
