Azerbaijani forces deliberately setting fire to Armenian wheat fieldsAugust 10, 2021 - 11:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani forces have been deliberately setting fire to wheat fields belonging to the residents of an Armenian village near the border, Pastinfo cited a local official as saying on Monday, August 9. The head of the village of Agarak in Syunik province, Hayk Sahakyan, said the villagers can see the Azerbaijanis burning the area on purpose. He said the fire has reached the fields belonging to the locals, and that they were unable to extinguish it. The town chief revealed on Monday that the Azeris burned 16 ha of land within two days. According to him, the villagers had fortunately managed to harvest the wheat, but more work was needed to prepare and maintain the soil for sowing. The hay and the fodder were gone too, he added. Firefighters have been working in the village but some 40 families have already suffered from Azerbaijan's provocation, Sahakyan said. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |