Armenian Defense Ministry blames Baku for NKR soldier deathJanuary 21, 2011 - 12:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ministry of Defense issued a statement over the incident at the line of contact between the Nagorno Karabakh armed forces, as a result of which Armenian soldier Hovik Sukuasyan was killed. “This incident once again proved that the Azerbaijani authorities do not control the army or organize attacks themselves,” the Ministry said. The Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire on January 20 evening. The firing was stopped due to retaliatory measures. According to preliminary data, the Azerbaijani side suffered greater loss of life. Details are being clarified. 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 | Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations. Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia. Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region. Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. |