Army Chief: 1000 Azerbaijanis still on Armenian soilJune 22, 2021 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chief of Army General Staff Artak Davtyan has said that around 1000 Azerbaijani soldiers are still in the territory of Armenia. Azerbaijani forces violated Armenia’s border in several sections in the provinces of Syunik and Gegharkunik on May 12 and 13 and are still refusing to withdraw their troops from the area. One Armenian serviceman was killed in Azerbaijan’s shooting on May 25, six troops were captured on May 27, although four of them have already returned home. Davtyan said the Armenian side is not going to make concessions and expressed hope that all the matters will be settled through negotiations, Aysor.am reports. "Should the negotiation process fail to tackle all the issues, appropriate decisions will be made," Davtyan said, adding that incidents too have become scarce thanks to negotiations. According to the Chief of General Staff, the army is ready to resolve the situation militarily but said that's not a desirable scenario, given the Armenian side's losses during the war in fall 2020 and the importance of avoiding new disasters. Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. Partner news | Viva sees growing demand for cloud services In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud services Turkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks. Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |