  NKR Defense Army rebuffed attack of Azeri armed forcesMarch 4, 2008 - 18:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 4, at 5 a.m. the Azeri armed forces violated the ceasefire at the frontline northeast of Mardakert.An Armenian officer was injured, RA Defense Minister's spokesman, colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net The Azeri troops seized one of NKR posts but later were hurled back. The firing has grown more severe by 8 a.m. and the Armenian forces have taken back their positions by 2 p.m. Armenian Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan brought the incident to the notion of OSCE CiO's Personal Representative, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
