Azerbaijanis target civilian homes in Armenia, start massive fireOctober 18, 2021 - 10:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 16 evening, the Azerbaijani armed forces opened targeted fire on the Yeraskh community of the Armenia’s Ararat province. According to Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan, the shootings specifically targeted civilian houses. Immediately after the shooting, 3000-4000 stacks of hay belonging to a local resident caught fire. After the arrival of the firefighters, the fire was contained on time to prevent its spread towards the houses, the Ombudsman noted. "These are terrorist acts. They unruliness is a direct result of the policy of hostility and fascism of the Azerbaijani authorities. These alarming reports communicated to the Armenian Human Rights Defender were confirmed by objective evidence and verified through several sources within fact-finding activities," Tatoyan said in a statement. "It is obvious that the Azerbaijani servicemen know that they are causing damages to villagers, destroying their property, violating their right to life and property, destroying peaceful life and security. This action justifies once again that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Resolution 2391 (2021) of September 27, 2021 must be implemented. This is the requirement to establish a demilitarized security zone." Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |