  Azerbaijan violates ceasefire, employs sniper rifles on Karabakh frontline July 25, 2016 - 10:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 28 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh on the night of July 24-25. Azeri troops, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire over 300 shots towards the Armenian positions, also employing sniper rifles in some directions. Karabakh Defense Army troops mainly refrained from retaliating and took preventive measures only in case of extreme necessity. On the night of July 22-23, at around 12:10 am, a Karabakh conscript soldier, Mher Ziloyan (b. 1991) received a gunshot wound in the Azerbaijani fire on the frontline. The serviceman was immediately hospitalized, his condition is assessed as satisfactory. An investigation into the details of the incident is underway. 18 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh in the reporting period. Azeri troops, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire over 200 shots towards the Armenian positions, also employing sniper rifles.   Top stories 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 |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
