Armenia denies more of Azerbaijan’s ceasefire violationsJune 22, 2024 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan has denied statements from Baku accusing the Armenian army of violating the ceasefire on the border with Azerbaijan. “The statement issued by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, alleging that on June 21st, between 12:25 pm and 3:35 pm, units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia discharged fire on Azerbaijani combat positions located in the eastern part of the border, does not correspond to reality,” the Armenian Ministry of Defense said. Azerbaijan has made similar accusations in the past several days as well. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |