29 Armenian soldiers killed, 101 injured in Karabakh violenceApril 5, 2016 - 22:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 29 Armenian servicemen were killed and 101 injured in the course of clashes between the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army and Azeri armed forces on the line of contact. Also, 28 soldiers on the Armenian side are missing in action, Colonel Victor Arustamyan stated during the Stepanakert-hosted briefing. As of April 5, the Armenian side lost 14 tanks. The Defense Army destroyed 26 Azeri tanks, 4 IFVs, 1 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, 1 engineering vehicle, 2 helicopters and 12 drones. The Armenian side regained all positions yielded in the course of hostilities. The parties to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral ceasefire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5. 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 | 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. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |