55 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered over weekendFebruary 20, 2017 - 12:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Around 55 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh on February 19 and the night through February 20. Azeri forces, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire some 550 shots. Also, Azerbaijani troops fired more than 300 shots the previous night, employing firearms and an AGM-9 grenade launcher. The Karabakh Defense Army forces refrained from retalating to continue controlling the situation on the contact line. 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 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. 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. |