  Armenian Plant again hit by Azerbaijan’s cross-border fire June 16, 2023 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani military opened fire on a metallurgical plant currently under construction in Armenia for a second time on Friday, June 16, the Defense Ministry of Armenia reports. Azerbaijan also disseminated disinformation and accused the Armenian side of violating the ceasefire, which the Defense Ministry denied on Friday. Two workers building the new plant in an Armenian border village were seriously wounded on Wednesday, June 14 in cross-border fire from nearby Azerbaijani army positions. The workers, identified by the Defense Ministry in Yerevan as Indian nationals Muhammad Asif and Mirhasan Sahajan, were reportedly hospitalized as a result. They underwent surgery on Wednesday, their condition was described as not life-threatening.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
