Situation on Karabakh contact line relatively calm![]() March 9, 2017 - 10:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation on the contact line between Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and Azerbaijan was relatively calm on March 8 and the night through March 9, Karabakh defense army says. Around 40 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered in the reporting period. Azeri forces, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire more than 450 shots. The Karabakh Defense Army troops mainly refrained from retaliating to continue protecting their positions. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |