Armenia defense chief, OSCE envoy discuss border situationMay 3, 2019 - 16:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk discussed the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and along the Nagorno Karabakh contact line on Friday, May 3. Tonoyan expressed his concern over the recent ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan, which left an Armenian soldier wounded. Kasprzyk, meanwhile, unveiled the upcoming issues of the negotiation process to the Minister of Defense. 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. Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Partner news | Viva sees growing demand for cloud services In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud services Turkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks. Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin. Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |