  Armenia TV cameraman injured in Azerbaijan's fire on Martuni October 1, 2020 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A cameraman from Armenia TV, Aram Grigoryan, was injured in Azerbaijan's shelling of the town of Martuni on Thursday, October 1, his colleague, journalist Erna Elizbaryan has revealed. According to Elizbaryan, Grigoryan, who participated in the Four-Day War in April 2016, has sustained a light injury. The five-strong crew of Civilnet, another Armenian media outlet, came under Azerbaijan's fire on Martuni as well. The group have not been injured. Azerbaijan is shelling civilian settlement of Nagorno Karabakh. Several international media representatives have sustained injuries. Azerbaijan launched a major offensive against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27, shelling Armenian positions and civilian settlements with large caliber weapons and rocket systems. Armenia and Karabakh have introduced martial law and total mobilization. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. On September 29, the Azerbaijani army began shelling positions and civilian settlements in Armenia, which resulted in civilian casualty.   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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
