According to information collected from multiple reliable sources, on 15 May, Azerbaijani armed forces fired a missile across the Line of Contact, striking military equipment. On the evening of 16 May and continuing into 17 May, Armenian armed forces retaliated with mortar fire of various calibres. These actions by both sides represent significant violations of the ceasefire and are cause for alarm.
U.S. authorities on Wednesday captured 21 suspected members of the MS-13 gang, one of the country’s largest and most dangerous criminal organizations, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Activists claim that China’s demand for swim bladders of an endemic fish from the Gulf of Mexico has put not only that species in danger of extinction but also a rare porpoise that gets tangled in the criminal’s gillnets.
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said today that the Organization had to start the process of closure of the Office in Yerevan, since no consensus could be reached on the future mandate of the Office.
Babloyan, in his acceptance speech, said he was honored that his colleagues expressed trust in him and promised to work diligently in the name of implementing pan-national objectives.
Armenia’s Yelk Alliance boycotted today’s opening session of parliament to protest the appearance of the country’s president Serzh Sargsyan.
Azerbaijan violated the Karabakh ceasefire around 60 times yesterday and last night, firing more than 650 rounds of various caliber small arms, this according to the Artsakh Ministry of Defense.