Azerbaijan holds massive training flights near Karabakh frontlineJuly 13, 2016 - 12:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Starting from 8:26 am, on Wednesday, July 13, Azerbaijan has been holding training flights with helicopters and planes 30 km deep behind the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh. As of 11:00 am, 12 planes and 41 helicopters were involved in the process. The Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army said its air defense units keep the Azerbaijani military training flights under control via radars and monitoring systems. 26 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh on the night of July 12-13. Azeri troops, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire over 250 shots towards the Armenian positions, also employing a 60-mm mortar in the northeaster direction. 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 | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |