Armenian Defense Minister responds to Azerbaijani claimsOctober 4, 2020 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan has said that Armenia has not shelled or opened rocket fire on Azerbaijan. Tonoyan's comments came in response to Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov's accusations that Azerbaijan has allegedly come under fire from Armenia. In response to Hasanov's claims that Azerbaijan is going to expand the combat zone, Tonoyan said: "Azerbaijan has shelled the Vardenis region [in Armenia] with heavy artillery and drones. And if that's not an expansion of the combat zone, let the experts draw conclusions. "As Stepanakert, Hadrut, Martakert, Martuni and other settlements are acceptable places for rocket fire and shelling for Azerbaijan, the skilled units of the Defense Army respond swiftly: there will be terrible consequences for Azerbaijan, terrible." Azerbaijan launched a large-scale offensive against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27, shelling Armenian positions and civilian settlements with large caliber weapons and rocket systems. Armenia and Karabakh have introduced martial law and total mobilization. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. International and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of civilian settlements. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. |