Karabakh Ombudsman: Azeri troops fire shots at StepanakertJuly 16, 2021 - 12:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reports of Azerbaijani forces firing at civilian targets in Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) were confirmed Thursday, July 15 by Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan. The residents of the city confirmed to the Human Rights Defender’s staff that Azerbaijani forces shot 4-5 short bursts of fire at 5 p.m. local time on Thursday. Stepanyan said in a Facebook post that the information was confirmed by the local authorities, while the Russian peacekeeping forces were informed about the incident. “According to the information obtained from the Ministry of Health and from the Stepanakert military hospital, there are no casualties,” Stepanyan wrote in a Facebook post. “By grossly violating the trilateral statement on ceasefire, the Azerbaijani side has been making provocations more frequently in recent days, in an effort to continuously intimidate the civilian population and create an atmosphere of fear and tension. The introduction of clear mechanisms for investigating incidents is simply a necessity to curb the aspirations of the Azerbaijani side and end provocations." According to him, Azerbaijan’s infringement on the physical and psychological well-being of the people of Artsakh should receive adequate assessments, including public ones, by the Russian peacekeepers and the international community,” said Stepanyan. Also Thursday, Armenia’s Defense Ministry denied a statement issued by Azerbaijan’s defense ministry alleging that Armenian forces opened fire on the Azerbaijani forces. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |