Armenian frontier villages under Azerbaijani fire on May 8May 10, 2012 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Frontier Aygepar and Movses villages in Armenia’s Tavush province appeared under Azerbaijani fire on May 8 night. Movses mayor Lyudvig Aperyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that the May 9 night was relatively peaceful in their community; Azerbaijanis did not violate the ceasefire this time. “Last night was a terrible one. They kept shooting at our village houses. A fridge was damaged by a shot in a household; mostly the roofs were hit by the fire. We have already got used to shootings,” Aperyan said. Mayor of Aygepar Andranik Aydinyan also told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that the previous night saw the longest shootings since ceasefire was established. “They shot at our house walls, buildings, roofs. Fortunately, we have no injuries. We already know that they [Azerbaijanis] switch off the light in their village and start shooting at our houses at 10pm. As soon as we see the lights go off, we know they are shooting. When the lights are back, we breathe with relief,” rural head said. On the eve of the 20 anniversary of Shoushi liberation, establishement of Nagorno Karabakh’s Defense Army and the victory in the Great Patriotic War on May 9, the Azerbaijani army violated the ceasefire all night long at border line in Tavush province. Nerkin Karmir Aghbyur, Aygepar, Movses and Chinari villages, only 400-500 meters away from the frontier, appeared under hours-long fire attack. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |