Karabakh says bears no responsibility for consequences of retaliationJuly 15, 2016 - 11:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nagorno Karabakh bears no responsibility for the consequences of retaliatory measures it takes following Azerbaijan’s provocations and attacks on the contact line, Karabakh Defense Army spokesman Senor Hasratyan told PanARMENIAN.Net Azerbaijani troops attempted to move forward in the Akna direction at around 10:45 pm on July 14. Karabakh Defense Army troops took preventive operative measures to thwart the Azerbaijani attempted advance. Baku, meanwhile, issued a statement claiming a serviceman was killed in a cross border fire in Karabakh. “Senior Lieutenant Mammadov Toghrul Seyed oglu was killed,” the country’s defense Ministry said. 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 | 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. 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. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |