Azeri sniper kills Armenian soldierNovember 19, 2011 - 14:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation at the contact line between the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijanis armed forces remains strained. Over the past week, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire 150 times, firing 1000 shots from various caliber weapons, NKR defense army press service reports. Special activity at contact line was observed on November 13 and 19 with over 500 shots fired, 70 out of which from sniper rifles. As a result of ceasefire violation by the Azerbaijani side, 19-year-old NKR defense army conscript Armen Simonyan was killed by a sniper shot during military duty on November 19, 8.40 am by local time. Investigation is underway. Besides, over the past week Azerbaijani drones making reconnaissance flights were reported. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |