Tension along Armenia-Azerbaijan border scales downApril 10, 2016 - 18:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tension on the northeastern section of Armenia-Azerbaijan border decreased on the night of April 9-10, with several bursts of fire by the Azerbaijani side, however, registered. No shooting has been recorded on the Armenia-Nakhijevan border. The Armenian Armed Forces' frontline units confidently control the situation on the border and show restraint, retaliating only in case of extreme necessity. The agreement on the cessation of fire was mainly observed on the night of April 9-10, with the Azerbaijani forces, however, using an 82-mm mortar and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer in the northern section of the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh. Karabakh troops stay committed to the agreement on the cessation of fire and continue controlling 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”. |