Armenia’s Defense Ministry announced that on Tuesday an Armenian contract soldier was killed as a result of cross-border shooting into Armenia by Azerbaijani armed forces.
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Soldier Killed by Azerbaijani Fire on Nakhichevan Border
Armenia MFA issues statement on occasion of 100th anniversary of Armenian massacres in Agulis
The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia has issued a statement on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian massacres in Agulis.
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Azerbaijan holding military exercises in Nakhijevan
PanARMENIAN.Net – The troops of the Nakhijevan garrison of the Azerbaijani army have begun three-phase Command and Staff Exercises on the terrain, Trend reports citing the country’s Defense Ministry.
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Shot fired from Azerbaijani side in Nakhchivan section was not targeted – Armenian defense minister
YEREVAN, JULY 22, ARMENPRESS. The shot fired by the Azerbaijani army in Nakhchivan section on July 17 was not targeted, Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan told reporters today.
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Wildfire in Nakhijevan spreads across the border into Armenia
Residents of Khachik borderline village in Armenia continue containing the blaze near the border with Nakhijevan in the second day of raging wildfires erupted in the autonomous republic. As the head of Areni community Hovik Smbatyan told Panorama.am, as of Tuesday afternoon the fires were extinguished in the territory of Armenia, yet locals continue to combat the blaze in the epicenter which is in the territory of Nakhijevan.
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Church built in 1381, destroyed in 2005
In 1381, an Armenian priest born in Crimea returned to his homeland and established the Monastery of Surb Karapet (Holy Precursor) in Abrakunis in the region of Nakhichevan.
By 2005 Azerbaijan destroyed the medieval church then built a mosque there in 2013. Today Azerbaijan is hosting UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee. #43whc
Photos by Argam Ayvazyan, Steven Sim, and anonymous tourist
Embassy military attaché: Russian soldiers in Armenia closely follow military exercises in Nakhijevan
The servicemen from the 102nd Russian Military Base in Gyumri are closely following the military exercises in Nakhijevan. Andrey Grishchuk, Military Attaché of the Russian Embassy in Armenia, stated this at a press conference on Tuesday.
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Armenian FM: Issue of upcoming military drills in Azerbaijan raised within OSCE
The issue of upcoming military drills in Azerbaijan was raised within the OSCE, Armenian FM Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said on Thursday.
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Enemy Failed to Fortify Several Emplacements in Nakhijevan
In winter, being unable to ensure supplies, following the actions last year, the enemy failed to fortify several emplacements in the direction of the village of Hunot, Colonel Andranik Piloyan, commander of the fifth corpus of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, told Razminfo.
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Colorado Senate recognizes Artsakh, commemorates Armenian Genocide
Colorado’s State Senate unanimously voted today to designate April 24 as “Colorado Day of the Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide” through a strongly-worded resolution that also recognized the Republic of Artsakh and the recent cultural genocide in Nakhichevan.
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