Azerbaijani troops open fire on Armenian bread truck in KarabakhMay 3, 2019 - 12:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani troops have recently opened fire on a bread truck in one of the Armenian positions along the Nagorno Karabakh contact line, damaging the body of the vehicle as a result. According to a statement from the Artsakh (Karabakh) Defense Ministry, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have been implementing engineering work along the contact line, at the same time increasing the number of ceasefire violations. The rival used SVD sniper rifles to target the bread truck, and fired as many as 330 shots from sniper rifles, machine guns and firearms on the night of May 2-3 alone. In the message, the Artsakh Defense Army drew the attention of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries, at the same time urging the Azerbaijani side to refrain from tactics that “artificially escalate the situation.” The Azerbaijani army had earlier wounded an Armenian soldier in the province of Tavush. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |