Azerbaijan spreads disinformation about soldier "killed in Armenian fire"January 16, 2017 - 11:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani media reports from January 15 about the death of a local soldier in the Armenian fire is complete disinformation, a spokesman for the Armenian Defense Ministry said Monday, January 16. "The Azerbaijani side should look into non-statutory interpersonal relations in investigating Fikret Nurshiravanoghlu Bashirov's death," Artsrun Hovhannisyan said. Meanwhile, intensive ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh overnight on January 15-16. Azeri troops, in particular, employed various caliber firearms, as well as 60- and 82-mm mortars to shell the Armenian positions east and northeast of the frontline. To suppress the rival's attacks, Karabakh troops retaliated in some sections. Also, the Karabakh Defense Army declared that Baku will bear the whole responsibility for a possible escalation on the contact line, pledging to take more drastic measures in case Azerbaijan's behaviour doesn't change. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province 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. 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. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |