Karabakh troops silence Azerbaijani attacks on contact lineFebruary 6, 2016 - 11:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Despite the international community’s urgent calls to establish mechanisms for investigating border attacks and Armenia’s continuing support for the idea, Baku keeps stirring up tensions, Karabakh Defense Army said in a statement. According to the report, Azeri troops fired over 1500 shots from various caliber weapons, including 60- and 82-mm mortars, as well as TR-107 rocket launchers on the night of February 5-6. Karabakh’s Defense Army units took retaliatory measures to silence the rival’s activities, continuing to control the situation on the contact line. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. |