90 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation reported Jan 18-19January 21, 2012 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 200 instances of ceasefire violation by Azerbaijani armed forces were recorded for January 15-21 at the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces. Azerbaijan fired over 1300 shots from various caliber weapons. It’s noteworthy that ceasefire violation cases amounted to 90 on January 18-19, with about 700 shots fired. Despite Azeri army’s aggressive actions, NKR forces refrained from retaliatory measures, continuing with their military duty, NKR defense army’s press service reported. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |