When Azerbaijan opens fire, "Armenian side responds in kind"May 8, 2019 - 12:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan has said that when Azerbaijan opens fire against Armenian soldiers on the border or along the line of contact in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), the Armenian side responds in kind“very strictly”. Visiting Yerablur military pantheon on Wednesday, May 8, Tonoyan described the situation on the contact line as “relatively stable.” “All the measures are taken so that no problems arise, but as I have already said in the past, when the rival opens fire, we respond in kind “very strictly”,” Tonoyan said. Azerbaijani troops have recently opened fire on a bread truck in one of the Armenian positions along the Karabakh contact line, damaging the body of the vehicle as a result. According to a statement from the Artsakh (Karabakh) Defense Ministry, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have been implementing engineering work along the contact line, at the same time increasing the number of ceasefire violations. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |