Town chief in Armnia's Syunik confirms Azerbaijani shooting overnightJuly 20, 2021 - 15:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation was tense overnight near the community of Tegh, Syunik province, as the Azerbaijani side fired shots here as well, head of the community, Nerses Shadunts, said on Tuesday, July 20. As reported earlier, 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 of Defense said. The Ministry added that the Azerbaijani military used various caliber weapons, including grenade launchers, to shell the Armenian positions on July 19-20. Head of Geghamasar community Hakob Avetisyan confirmed later that the Azerbaijani military also opened fire in the vicinity of the border settlements of Armenia's Gegharkunik province throughout the night of July 19-20. "The situation was a little tense, indiscriminate fire was opened, irregular shots were fired into the air near some of our communities," Shadunts said, according to Pastinfo. "Thanks to the actions of our guys (the Armenian Armed Forces - Ed.), the shooting was silenced." The town chief revealed that the shooting lasted for about 2.5 hours, but assured that the situation was calm as of Tuesday noon. According to him, the Azerbaijani troops were probably drunk. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |