Karabakh contact line situation relatively calm over past week![]() December 23, 2017 - 14:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation on the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan remained relatively calm on December 17-23. Some 200 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani troops were registered in the reporting period. Azeri forces, in particular, fired more than 1600 shots towards the Armenian positions in the reporting period. The Artsakh Defense Army units mainly refrained from retaliating to continue protecting their positions. ![]() ![]() As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |