Azerbaijan targets army equipment on Armenian soilOctober 14, 2020 - 10:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani military targeted army equipment on Armenian soil, based on assumptions that the equipment was ready to strike the peaceful settlements of Azerbaijan, the Armenian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, October 14. No casualties were reported. "Needless to say, the statement of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry can not be substantiated," the Defense Ministry said in a statement. "The fact is the military-political leadership of that country targets military equipment carrying out combat duty on the territory of the Republic of Armenia only on the basis of assumptions." Reaffirming that no rockets, shells or bullets have so far been fired on Azerbaijan from the territory of Armenia, the country's defense Ministry declared that the Armenian Armed Forces will from now on reserve the right to target any military facility or military movement in the territory of Azerbaijan by the same logic. The responsibility for changing the logic of the combat zone rests with the Azerbaijani authorities, the Defense Ministry added. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and mercenaries deployed by Ankara, 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. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Although a humanitarian ceasefire was supposed to begin on October 10, Azerbaijan has renewed hostilities along the line of contact. 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 | U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. |