Azeri armed forces fire upon Armenian border settlementsJanuary 11, 2014 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Numerous violations of the ceasefire along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border were reported Friday, Jan 10. The Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire not only on positions of the Armenian army but also targeted settlements near Berd town, including villages of Nerkin Karmraghbyur and Aygepar in Tavush province, spokesman for the RA Defense Ministry Artsrun Hovhannisyan told PanARMENIAN.Net “As a result of retaliatory measures, the Azeri fire was stopped,” Hovhannisyan said, adding that no one was killed or injured on the Armenian side. As reported by Aysor.am, at around 9.00 pm Friday the residents of Nerkin Karmraghbyur village reported continuous shots from the Azeri positions. Head of the village administration Manvel Kamendatyan said shots were heard but apparently in the direction of Aygepar village, the head of which, Andranik Aydinyan, confirmed the information. 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 | 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. |