Karabakh says civilians under Azerbaijan's "permanent threats"March 12, 2022 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) is under permanent threats of Azerbaijan, Karabakh State Minister Artak Beglaryan said Saturday, March 12. "On March 11, throughout the day, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces regularly violated the ceasefire, firing in the direction of the villages of Khramort, Parukh and Khanapat of Askeran region," Beglaryan. The State Minister also said it is snowing in Artsakh, with people freezing amid a disruption in gas supply from Armenia, as Azerbaijan is hindering the repair works. "For 5 days over 100,000 people (80% of the whole population) are fully deprived of gas heating and hot water," Beglaryan said. "Azerbaijan doesn’t allow to repair the only gas pipeline coming from Armenia which exploded under their control." 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”. |