  1150 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation reported in November  December 2, 2011 - 13:04 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Increased incidents of ceasefire violation were reported November 1 through 30, with 1150 instances of ceasefire violation by the Azerbaijani armed forces reported. At contact line, Azerbaijan fired about 950 shots using machineguns and sniper rifles. 200 violations were reported at the border with Armenia. “Despite Azeri army’s aggressive actions, Armenian armed forces resort to retaliatory measures only in case of utter necessity, holding the situation at contact line under control,” Armenian Defense Ministry’s press service said.   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 |  Latest news WFP, EDB, Yeremyan Farm to expand Milk in Schools project in Armenia  The partnership aims to establish a cooperative framework to assess the feasibility of the initiative.Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1.U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia.PACE adopts resolution on Armenia's commitment to reforms PACE welcomed the electoral reforms implemented by Armenia in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission. |
