Armenia's Defense Minister: situation at contact line under controlSeptember 1, 2015 - 12:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan is under control, with the Armenian army fulfilling its duties in the best possible way, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said, Panorama.am reports. According to Ohanyan, the number of shots fired by Azeri armed forces keeps changing every day. “We, of course, follow the rival’s action and take retaliatory measures if necessary. Earlier, Azeri subversive groups made several border penetration attempts, which were successfully prevented,” Ohanyan said Tuesday, September 1, during his visit to P. Tchaikovsky School on the Day of Knowledge. As the Minister noted in response to the question concerning expectations from the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs' meeting, peace-building issues are always expected to be focused on at every stage of talks. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. 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. |