  Azerbaijan shells Karabakh positions on night of Oct 18-19 October 19, 2016 - 10:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over 35 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh overnight on October 18-19. Azeri forces, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire more than 6100 shots towards the Armenian positions. Also, Azeri troops employed a large-caliber machine gun (1160 shots) south of the contact line. To suppress the rival's attacks, the Karabakh frontline units retaliated to continue controlling the situation on the contact line. Some 20 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh overnight on October 17-18.   Top stories The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Some 100 detained as protesters, police clash in Yerevan  Riot police fired stun grenades outside the Armenian parliament as they clashed with protesters.Exclusive access to all EURO 2024 games for Ucom subscribers This year once again Ucom stands as the primary partner of UEFA EURO 2024 in Armenia.Pashinyan congratulates Putin on Russia Day Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Mishustin on the occasion of Russia Day.Armenia, U.S. to upgrade Strategic Dialogue meeting to Strategic Partnership Commission The two governments have release a statement on the occasion of the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Capstone meeting. |
