 Over 16.000 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation reported in 2012 December 24, 2012 - 21:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2012 was remarkable for the conduction of CSTO military drills, Armenian Defense Ministry’s spokesman said. “Over 16.000 instances of ceasefire violation by Azerbaijani armed forces were reported in 2012, against 12.000 and 7.300 cases recorded in 2011 and 2010 respectively. Meanwhile, Armenia fired far fewer shots in retaliation,” Artsrun Hovhannisyan said, noting prevention of anti-Armenian propaganda by Azerbaijan as a priority task. “We are responsible for proper protection of our homeland and intervention in response to Baku’s mean attempts to get beyond bounds,” he said.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29  Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution.U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. |
