Azerbaijan fired 3000 shots, used mortar in past week![]() March 16, 2019 - 14:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Some 250 ceasefire violations - as many as 3000 shots in total - by Azerbaijani army were registered on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) in the period from March 9 to16, the Karabakh Defense Army said in a statement. Besides, Azerbaijani border troops opened fire from a 60-mm mortar towards the soldiers of the Karabakh Defense Army on the contact line on March 13. The Karabakh frontline units continue controlling the situation on the contact line and protecting their positions. ![]() ![]() Artsakh's independence cannot be a bargaining chip, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I told an Easter mass. The United Kingdom is calling both Armenia and Azerbaijan to work towards a de-escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Simonyan said the situation in Karabakh is very tense, referring to Azerbaijan's recent incursion into a populated area In the past two days, Azerbaijan has been using drones and other munitions to attack Nagorno-Karabakh. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |