Azerbaijan fires from grenade launchers to violate Karabakh ceasefireMay 19, 2023 - 14:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani military on Thursday, May 18 violated the ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh and fired from AGS-17 automatic grenade launchers and firearms in the northern, eastern and central sections of the contact line. According to a report from the Defense Army, the Azeris also targeted a civilian working in the field and opened fire towards the Kachen copper mine. No casualties were reported on the Armenian side. The Defense Army said the situation was relatively calm as of Friday morning. Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |