Situation along Karabakh contact line calms down againJuly 9, 2016 - 11:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The relative calm along the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan was mainly preserved on the night of July 8-9. The Azerbaijani side used various caliber firearms to open random busrts of fire towards the Armenian positions. Karabakh Defense Army troops refrained from retaliating to continue controlling the situation along the line of contact. On the night of July 7-8, at around 3:20 am, Azerbaijani troops initiated a subversive attack on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh. Having timely identified the rival, Karabakh troops took preventive measures to thwart the sabotage. Besides the attempted subversion, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire in some directions of the contact line using various caliber firearms. 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 | 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. Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. |