Officials offer contradictory information about strategic height in SyunikOctober 18, 2021 - 19:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A confluence of conflicting information surrounding the situation in Kapan, a town in Armenia’s Syunik province, keeps arriving by the hour. Kapan mayor Gevorg Parsyan said Monday, October 18 that a strategic height near the town has gone under Azerbaijan’s control. The mayor, however, was almost immediately contradicted by Syunik governor Melikset Poghosyan and the National Security Service of Armenia. According to a report from Factor.am, Parsyan said Russian border guards deployed atop the hill were withdrawn two days earlier, with the Azerbaijanis blocking the area and preventing Armenians from using a road nearby. Poghosyan, however, denied the information, but failed to provide details. The National Security Service too weighed in, maintaining that no positions have changed in the area, with Armenian border troops guarding the frontier in said section. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” 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. |