Yerevan confirms Moscow's mediation to achieve ceasefireJuly 28, 2021 - 11:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan confirmed on Wednesday, July 28 that both Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to Russia's initiative to cease fire, Araratnews.am reports citing a Foreign Ministry representative. The representative said the shooting was supposed to end at 10:00 am local time, adding that the situation is relatively stable on the border. The Armenian Defense Ministry revealed, meanwhile, that the ceasefire was achieved due to the efforts of the Russian peacekeeping contingent stationed in the region. According to the Armenian side, the line of contact has not changed as a result of Azerbaijan's provocation. In the wee hours of July 28, the units of the Azerbaijani armed forces, which had infiltrated the sovereign territory of Armenia since May 12, attacked the Armenian positions located in the north-eastern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, triggering local battles. Three Armenian troops were killed, two others were wounded in the process, the Defense Ministry said, adding that the Azerbaijani forces have been thwarted back to their positions. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |