Armenia: Karabakh will never target Azerbaijan's cultural monumentsOctober 8, 2020 - 21:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - His comments came hours after Azerbaijan twice hit the iconic Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shushi, Karabakh, as a result of which at least two Russian journalists were injured, one of them severely. Hovhannisyan told a briefing Thursday, October 8 that the Armenian side has never targeted cultural centers and will never do that. The military official reminded that the Azerbaijani army fired as many as 1000 Grad shells on Karabakh's capital Stepanakert during the war in the 1990s, which they were storing in the same Cathedral they bombed on Thursday. "We have been living here for centuries, we know the way they think and the way they do things," Hovhannisyan said. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey, launched a large-scale offensive against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27, shelling Armenian positions and civilian settlements with large caliber weapons and rocket systems. Armenia and Karabakh have introduced martial law and total mobilization. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. International and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Donations can be made to Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, which has launched a fundraising campaign to support Karabakh amid Azerbaijan's aggression. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |