Vehicle damaged in Azerbaijan's shooting from across the borderJuly 5, 2022 - 12:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani military opened fired towards the village of Khachik in Armenia's Vayots Dzor province on Monday, July 4, lawmaker Taguhi Tovmasyan said Tuesday. As a result of the fire, the vehicle belonging to the village chief was damaged, Tovmasyan said. According to her, a local official confirmed the incident but said there was no panic among the public as everyone was used to Azerbaijan's ceasefire violations. "This is a gross violation of the life and right to peaceful living of Armenia's residents, the precedents of which we see almost every day," Tovmasyan said in a social media post. "I will send letters to my international colleagues tomorrow, expecting an appropriate response regarding Azerbaijan's criminal activities." The Defense Ministry on Tuesday confirmed the incident, maintaining that the Azerbaijani troops were silenced after the Armenian side's retaliatory fire. No casualties were reported. The Armenian Defense Ministry on Monday denied reports from Baku alleging that Armenian forces violated the ceasefire in the eastern section of the border overnight. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |