  Armenia refutes Azerbaijani reports of ceasefire violations March 17, 2025 - 10:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Defense Ministry denied Azerbaijan’s disinformation three times on March 16, refuting claims of ceasefire violations. In an official statement, Armenia’s Defense Ministry rejected Azerbaijan’s claims that Armenian forces opened fire on Azerbaijani positions in the southeastern border region between 20:10 and 20:45 on March 16, stating that the report "does not correspond to reality." Similar Azerbaijani allegations were also denied earlier at 13:45 and around 20:45. The ministry reiterated that the Armenian Prime Minister’s Office had proposed the creation of a joint Armenia-Azerbaijan mechanism to investigate ceasefire violations. However, Azerbaijan has yet to respond to this initiative.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
