Frontline situation relatively calm, Karabakh saysDecember 28, 2016 - 11:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Around 50 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh overnight on December 27-28. Azeri troops, in particular, fired more than 900 shots from various caliber firearms, also employing 60-mm mortars. To suppress the rival's attacks, Karabakh Defense Army troops took retaliatory measures to continue controlling the entire line of contact. The situation is relatively calm at the moment, the Defense Army said in a statement. Around 70 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered on the contact line the night before. 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 | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |