Azerbaijan terrorizes Karabakh people, MG co-chairing countries: officialApril 2, 2016 - 12:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan’s criminal activities are nothing else but terrorism against the people of Nagorno Karabakh and countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group, Deputy Speaker of Armenia’s Parliament said, commenting on the tense situation on the Nagorno Karabakh contact line. “Aliyev’s such impudent behavior stems from the international community’s untargeted assessments,” Eduard Sharmazanov said. Meanwhile, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan said the Ministry is in constant communication with diplomatic representatives of foreign countries and international organizations to exchange information and consult on the situation on the line of contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijan. On the night of April 1-2, Azerbaijani armed forces initiated overt offensive operations in the southern, southeastern and northeastern directions of the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh, using artillery, armored fighting vehicles and air force equipment among other weapons. Aside from the battles on the frontline, the rival has also carried out artillery strikes on civilian settlements and places of permanent deployment of several military units. On April 2, at around 8:30 am, the rival used BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher in the Martuni direction of the contact line. 12-year-old Vaghinak Grigoryan was killed in the shelling, two more children were wounded. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |