  Azerbaijan breaks truce, spreads misinformation on Karabakh conflict March 17, 2016 - 11:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani armed forces violated the truce on the night of March 16-17, firing over 400 shots from various caliber firearms, the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army says. Karabakh army units refrained from retaliating and continue controlling the situation on the contact line. The Azerbaijani side keeps escalating the situation in the conflict zone, spreading misinformation on the Armenian forces’ alleged shelling of civilian houses and schools, Karabakh says. Artsakh Defense Army assures that these allegations are provocative misinformation, seeking to further escalate the situation. Karabakh army abstains from risking civilian settlements and objects amid military operations, retaliating against the rival’s actions only in case of extreme necessity. Azerbaijani armed forces violated the truce on the night of March 15-16, firing around 700 shots from various caliber firearms.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
