Azeri troops use mortars to shell Karabakh positionsJuly 29, 2016 - 10:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani army used various caliber weapons to fire over 600 shots towards the Nagorno Karabakh positions on the night of July 28-29. Also, Azeri troops used a 60-mm mortar to shell the Armenian position in the east (Akna) of the contact line. Karabakh Defense Army troops mainly refrained from retaliating and took measures only in case of extreme necessity. They continue controlling the situation along the entire line of contact. 24 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh on the night of July 27-28. Azeri troops, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire over 130 shots towards the Armenian positions. Also, Azeris used an RPG-7 grenade launcher in the north (Talish) of the contact line. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |