Armenia briefs Azerbaijan’s recent military activity to OSCE envoyMarch 13, 2020 - 14:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan has met ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, to express his worries over Azerbaijan’s recent activity on the border with Armenia. Private of the Armenian army Zohrab Sianosyan was killed by an Azerbaijani sniper from across the border on March 10. Days earlier, the Azerbaijani troops had used large-caliber machine guns to shell the Armenian positions. During the meeting, Tonoyan briefed the ambassador about the situation on the border and the line of contact between Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and Azerbaijan, the frequency and nature of ceasefire violations. Tonoyan said regional military-political developments, the international economic and epidemic situation, weather conditions and a number of other factors increase the likelihood of destabilization. The Defense Minister thus stressed the importance of the immediate implementation of measures to ease tensions in order to rule out new provocations. Kasprzyk said he is ready to make an effort to help ease the situation. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |