Artsakh refutes Armenian troops opened fire on Azerbaijani settlementDecember 9, 2017 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Defense Army on Saturday, December 9 refuted Azerbaijani media reports that the Armenian side had opened fire on an Azeri settlement near the contact line. "The monotonous messages about the Armenian side's ceasefire violations released every day by the Azerbaijani propaganda machine, as well as reports alleging that the Artsakh army has opened fire towards a settlement in Aghdam are not true," the Defense Army said in a statement. "The Defense Army units remain fully committed to the ceasefire and never target civilian settlements. In the event of provocations from the other side of the contact line, Azerbaijan will bear the whole responsibility of consequences." The relatively calm situation on the Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line remained virtually unchanged on the week of December 3-9. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |