Karabakh frontline situation relatively calm overnight![]() December 17, 2016 - 10:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation along the contact line between Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh was relatively calm overnight on December 16-17, with around 30 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army registered in the reporting period. Azeri troops, in particular, fired some 350 shots from various caliber firearms and machine guns. Karabakh Defense Army troops refrained from retaliating to continue controlling the situation along the entire line of contact. Around 30 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line the previous night. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. Partner news |