Armenia downs two Azerbaijani dronesOctober 17, 2020 - 01:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia downed two drones belonging to the Azerbaijani military on Saturday, October 17 night, Defense Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said. The Armenian Foreign Ministry revealed that Azeri UAVs had been flying above the communities of Khnatsakh, Artsvanik, Davit Bek in the southern Syunik province. The drones struck in the direction of the Armenian army infrastructure, damaging civilian infrastructure too, the Foreign Ministry added. No casualties have been reported. Armenia also denied Baku's accusations of opening fire towards Azerbaijan. Stepanyan said "no fire has been opened from the territory of Armenia or by the Armenian Armed Forces." Azerbaijan earlier fired multiple rockets on Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh's capital, and other settlements, injuring one civilian. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. 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. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner 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 skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: 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”. |