Azerbaijan launches failed attack against ArmeniaJuly 22, 2020 - 00:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The special forces of the Azerbaijani military launched a failed attack on Armenia on July 21 evening, Defense Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan has revealed. However, the Armenian troops identified the saboteurs on time and threw them back to their positions, Stepanyan added․ She said the Azerbaijani side has suffered losses in the process, and according to preliminary information, some of their servicemen are trapped. The Armenian side has no losses. The situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan escalated on July 12, with Azerbaijan launching three unsuccessful infiltration attempts in the next five days. The Azerbaijani military also used artillery and combat drones to target civilian homes in several border settlements in Armenia. Four servicemen of the Armenian army were killed, while Azerbaijan reported 12 deaths. The situation had been relatively calm before the latest attack on July 21. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |