  55 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered over weekend February 20, 2017 - 12:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Around 55 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh on February 19 and the night through February 20. Azeri forces, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire some 550 shots. Also, Azerbaijani troops fired more than 300 shots the previous night, employing firearms and an AGM-9 grenade launcher. The Karabakh Defense Army forces refrained from retalating to continue controlling the situation on the contact line.   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 |  Topic Latest news 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.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.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
