French envoy shares support for Armenia amid Azeri shelling![]() July 20, 2021 - 11:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lacôte has shared photos from Yeraskh, Ararat province, amid continued shelling from Azerbaijan, posting an endearing message as well. "When Yeraskh can't sleep, Yerevan stays awake too," the ambassador captioned the pictures on social media. As reported earlier by the Defense Ministry, the head of Armenia's Yeraskh community, Radik Oghikyan, was injured in Azerbaijan's shooting from across the border late on July 19. The Ministry added that the Azerbaijani military used various caliber weapons, including grenade launchers, to shell the Armenian positions on July 19-20. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |