Baku statement on Artsakh sabotage is pure fiction: defense ministry![]() February 22, 2017 - 12:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The statement released by the Azerbaijani defense ministry on Wednesday, February 22 about an alleged subversive attack by Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) is completely false, Karabakh’s defense ministry said. Azerbaijan’s text, alleging that the Karabakh forces launched an unsuccessful sabotage and retreated with “major losses” is pure fiction, it said. “Moreover, by disseminating disinformation Baku seeks to conceal its own shelling of Karabakh positions the night before,” Karabakh’s statement added. “Our troops have sustained no losses and continue controlling the situation on the contact line.” ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |