A criminal case was initiated in Tumanyan Investigative Division of Lori Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee on murder of Kamo Piruzyan, born in 1978. The suspect was arrested.
On 8 June 2017, the National Defense Research University of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia (NDRU, MoD, RA) hosted the newly-appointed Military and Air Attaché of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the RA, Senior Colonel Zhan Fenghua.
In the result of investigatory actions of great volume conducted in Lori Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee it was grounded that the 44 year-old resident of Lori region did not die suddenly but she became a victim of violence. Charge was pressed against her husband.
“Since mid-January 2017 tragic events occur as a result of use of heavy artillery and antitank missiles. A notable escalation took place in May, considering the reports on the use of guided missiles in populated areas along the contact line,” the report says.
“We, in turn have repeatedly noted that by accusing the Armenian sides of violating the ceasefire regime the Azerbaijani authorities, in fact, try to conceal their responsibility for escalating the tensions on the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Artsakh and Azerbaijan and undermine the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group cochairs aimed at the settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict exclusively by peaceful means.”
An investigation is underway at the General Military Investigation Department to find out the circumstances of the death of subofficer M. Khachatryan.
“Military exercises, seemingly artillery exercises, are currently underway in Azerbaijan. During these exercises, they install some targets and shoot them. Azerbaijan is presenting these as Armenian targets, just the way they do in other actions,” Artsrun Hovhannisyan, spokesman of Armenia’s defense minister said. According to him, the border situation is calm, the usual daily few shots happen.
Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan signed an order on July 1 on appointing Naira Mkhitaryan as the judge of Lori province’s First Instance Court, the president’s office said.
“Dear parents, I warmly congratulate you and your children on this bright holiday. We not only today, but also all days of the year must remember that our children always need love, protection, warmth and care.”
On the sidelines of the Aurora humanitarian initiative, the legendary singer and National Hero of Armenia Charles Aznavour, who is currently in Armenia, visited the Tatev Monastery Complex on May 31, the IDeA informed.
