Armenian soldier wounded in Azerbaijani border attackJuly 11, 2016 - 10:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A 19-year-old Armenian soldier, Tigran Mkrtchyan was wounded in an Azerbaijani attack on the Armenian border on Sunday, July 10, FRE/FL Armenian Service reported Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan as saying. The serviceman was hospitalized at around 5:00 pm to immediately undergo surgery . Azerbaijani troops on Friday morning opened fire on the road from Voskepar to Baghanis on Armenia-Georgia interstate highway in Tavush province. Chief of the village of Baghanis Narek Sahakyan said he didn’t hear gunshots as he was on his way to a nearby town, but he did see the patrol cars on his way back and learned about the fire then. According to him, people had to bypass that part of the road for an hour. Related links: 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 | 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. 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. |