  Armenia denies ceasefire violation on border with Azerbaijan February 2, 2021 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Defense Ministry has refuted statements coming from the State Border Service of Azerbaijan, alleging violation of the ceasefire on the border with Armenia, RIA Novosti reports. Authorities in Azerbaijan claimed earlier that at about 05:00 on February 2, the Armenian Armed Forces stationed near the "village of Ashagy Askipara of the Gazakh region violated the ceasefire 20 times, firing from machine guns in the direction of the Azerbaijani state border service troops." “This is an absolute lie,” said Gevorg Altunyan, the head of the department of information and public relations of the Armenian Defense Ministry.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
