  Intensified Azeri sniper fire reported for past several days August 6, 2013 - 23:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The snipers at the Azerbaijani side have intensified firing along the whole frontline with Armenia, Defense Ministry’s spokesman said. “The Armenian army will take all the necessary retaliatory measures unless Azerbaijan stops escalating tension,” Artsrun Hovhannisyan said. On August 5 night, serviceman Armenak Ayvazyan was wounded by an Azeri sniper when on duty in Aygepar village of Tavush province. When the soldier tried to leave the dangerous zone in the vehicle, Azeris continued firing and received a second wound. Currently, Ayvazyan is in hospital and his life is out of danger. On August 3, another Armenian serviceman, Saro Shahyan was wounded in Nerqin Karmiraghbyur village of Tavush province.   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. |
