Azerbaijani soldier killed on Karabakh contact lineMay 17, 2016 - 11:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Azeri soldier was killed on the Nagorno Karabakh contact line on Tuesday, May 17, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said. Karabakh’s Defense Ministry said earlier that an army conscript of its own, Khachatur Harutyunyan (b. 1996), received a fatal gunshot wound on May 17, at around 12:50 am, as a result of Azeri violations. The Azerbaijani army violated the Nagorno Karabakh ceasefire on the night of May 16-17, using various caliber firearms and an infantry fighting vehicle, as well as 60-mm mortars and automatic grenade launchers. Especially intense violations were registered in the southeastern (Hadrut) and eastern (Martuni) directions of the contact line. As the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Ministry notes, Azerbaijan took steps to destabilize the situation on the contact line during a meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents in Vienna. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |