Armenia vows tougher measures against Azeri aggressionAugust 2, 2014 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Defense Ministry issued a statement over the recent cross-border attacks by the Azerbaijani armed forces at the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh. “The Azerbaijani armed forces do not stop attacks on the Armenian military positions and inhabited settlements, causing losses on both sides. The Armenian Defense Ministry states that such behavior undermines the peace process going on under the aegis of the OSCE Minsk Group and can trigger large-scale hostilities,” the ministry said, urging Azerbaijan to put an end to actions that escalate the situation at the line of contact. Otherwise, the ministry said, “the Armenian armed forces will have to take tougher measures to counteract the senseless revenge attempts by the Azerbaijani leadership.” Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |