  Situation on Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line calm overnight March 20, 2017 - 10:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation along the contact line between Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and Azerbaijan was calm on March 19 and the following night. According to Artsakh army, more than 25 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered in the reporting period. Azeri forces, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire more than 140 shots. On March 18 and the following night, Azerbaijani forces fired some 350 shots in a total of 30 ceasefire violations. The Karabakh Defense Army troops continue controlling the situation on the contact line and protecting their positions.   Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says  David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
