  Armenian soldier wounded in Azerbaijan's cross-border shooting March 27, 2020 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A contract soldier of the Armenian army was wounded in Azerbaijan's cross-border shooting, Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said on Friday, March 27, according to Sputnik Armenia. Stepanyan said the serviceman has received a light injury in Azerbaijan's provocation from across the border. She said the rival troops stopped shooting after the Armenian side's retaliatory fire. The situation on the border is calm at the moment, the spokeswoman added.   Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
