  2964 cases of Azeri ceasefire violation reported in Oct-Dec 2012 January 9, 2013 - 20:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2964 instances of ceasefire violation by Azeri armed forces were reported in October-December 2012, with 914 of them observed only in December. Azerbaijan fired over 170 shots from sniper weapons during the reporting period, with 6 shots fired from large-caliber sniper weapons. Two Armenian servicemen were injured as a result of Azeri ceasefire violation in December. About 1000 cases of ceasefire violation by Azerbaijan were reported in November, with 210 shots fired from sniper weapons. According to RA defense ministry, ceasefire violation instances by Baku totaled 1050 in October, 1185 – in September, 1161-in August, over 1300 and 3750 –in July and June respectively.   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 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.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
