 EU mission in Armenia “witnesses with concern” increased tension on border September 6, 2023 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union Mission in Armenia has been witnessing “with concern” increased tensions and crossfire at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. “Last several days, the EUMA eye witnessed with concern the increased tensions and crossfire at the [Armenian-Azerbaijani] border areas. We reported on the situation to Brussels,” the Mission said on Twitter. “Our patrols cover [Armenian-Azerbaijani] border areas & lines of confrontation to report on military & security developments to [EU].” The latest round of fighting between the two countries was on September 1, when the Azerbaijani military attacked Armenian posts, killing three troops and injuring two others.   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”  Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution.U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan.Viva: Armenia's leading technology company introduces a new trademark The updated brand Viva reflects a qualitatively new level of digital services. |
