Azeri armed forces continuously fire upon Armenian positionsJanuary 23, 2014 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani armed forces continuously fired upon Armenian positions during the night, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry said. Artsrun Hovhannisyan also confirmed that Azeris fired in the direction of some villages in Tavush province. No one was killed or injured. “They fired, we responded,” he told PanARMENIAN.Net adding that about 300 ceasefire violations were registered. During a government meeting on Thursday, Jan 23, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said that “the situation is currently rather tense, what results in shots and panic from the Azerbaijani side.” “We usually don’t respond to sporadic fire but to sniper shots only,” Minister Ohanyan said, adding that the situation in under control. He also said that the population should not fear, as the Armenian armed forces “perform their duty in a proper way.” According to some reports, the Azeris gunned the village Movses in Tavush province, damaging a gas pipe and causing fire. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |