339 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been registered in Armenia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 32,490, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention said today.
Armenia’s defense ministry has released a footage, showing the units of the Armenian Armed Forces destroying the Azerbaijani military bases which shelled the border settlements of Tavush province.
The Azerbaijani armed forces are firing shots at the Berd community of Armenia’s Tavush province, the community leader Harutyun Manucharyan told Armenpress.
US Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone and Senator Edward J. Markey expressed their support for Armenia and the Armenian people, condemning the recent provocative actions taken by Azerbaijan along the Armenia border.
At night, movement of a tank of the Azerbaijani armed forces has been observed from the Armenian military positions, but it was stopped by the shot fired from the Armenian side, Defense minister’s spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said on Facebook.
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, commented on the fighting along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, presenting the concern of the UN Secretary-General over the incident.
Armenian foreign minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan held a telephone conversation with CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas over the military operations launched by Azerbaijan on July 12 in the direction of Armenia’s Tavush province, Armenian MFA spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan said on Facebook.
Azerbaijan’s defense ministry informed that one more soldier of the Azerbaijani armed forces has died in the incident on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.
After a two-three hour break, the Azerbaijani side has resumed its provocative operations early morning, continuing the shelling towards the positions of the Armenian Army, Defense minister’s spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said on Facebook.
Minister of Defense of Armenia David Tonoyan briefed the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk on the actions unleashed by Azerbaijan in the direction of Tavush Province of Armenia.
