Azerbaijan must pay for every Armenian soldier’s death - expertNovember 22, 2011 - 15:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan must pay for the death of every Armenian soldier, a political analyst stated. As Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan told a news conference in Yerevan, “Armenia’s response to Baku provocations never fails to force it to stop aggression. “Thus, in spring 2011, the death of Artsakh military official in an Azeri attack was followed by elimination of 40 Azeri soldiers, what made Azeris refrain from provocative acts for a long while,” the expert noted. “By threatening renewed war in Karabakh, Azerbaijan is trying to blackmail international community into concessions,” the expert said. Military expert Artsrun Hovhannisyan links Nov 19, 20 incidents at contact line to autumn conscription in Armenia. “Baku is trying to escalate tensions in Armenian society to cause avoidance of military service,” the expert explained. On the morning of November 20, at 8.50 am local time, NKR defense army soldier Mihran Margaryan, born 1992, was killed over Azeri ceasefire violation, while on military duty. As a result of ceasefire violation by the Azerbaijani side, 19-year-old NKR defense army conscript Armen Simonyan was killed by a sniper shot during military duty on November 19, 8.40 am local time. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. 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. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |