Azeri drone shot down over StepanakertOctober 18, 2020 - 22:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno-Karabakh air defense units downed an Azerbaijani drone in the skies of Stepanakert, the capital, on Sunday, October 18, Karabakh army spokesman Suren Sarumyan reports. Although the parties to the conflict have agreed on a humanitarian ceasefire two times since the beginning of hostilities but Azerbaijan has failed to honor the agreement both times. Truce has been agreed upon for the evacuation of bodies and the exchange of prisoners of war. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Top stories 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. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. Armenia “expects” Turkey’s rhetoric won’t increase regional tension Armenia expects that Turkey’s rhetoric will not increase regional tensions, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in Armenia’s regions Ucom has announced the launch of modernization efforts aimed at enhancing the coverage of 4G+ networks. |