Defense ministry denies Azeri reports on ceasefire violation by ArmeniaMarch 27, 2013 - 16:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As Azerbaijani media reported earlier, Azeri soldier Fariz Abdullayev, born in 1994, was wounded in a ceasefire violation by Armenia. In a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Armenian defense ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan noted the reports as “continuation of March 26 lies.” “Armenia violated the ceasefire neither yesterday, nor today,” Mr Hovhannisyan said. According to Azeri media outlets, shooting between Armenian and Azeri troops was reported on March 26. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |