Azerbaijani TV details Eurovision bomb plot BBC Monitoring International Reports – Sunday, June 3, 2012 An Azerbaijani Lider TV has broadcast a report about a group of Azerbaijani citizens who plotted to launch attacks against the county’s president and across the capital, Baku, during the Eurovision Song Contest. The report includes interviews with the suspects…
Programme summary of Armenian Public TV “Haylur” news 1700 gmt 4 Jun 12 BBC Monitoring International Reports – Thursday, June 7, 2012 Presenter Kristine Melkonyan 1.0024 Headlines. 2. 0202 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Armenia on a working visit on 4 June. Armenian Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan met her at Zvartnots airport….
Programme summary of Nagornyy Karabakh Public TV “Or” news 1400 gmt 6 Jun 12 BBC Monitoring International Reports – Thursday, June 7, 2012 Presenter Gagik Khachatryan 1. 0045 Azerbaijan has violated ceasefire and unsuccessfully tried to occupy some positions held by Karabakh. One Karabakh soldier was killed, two others were wounded. 2. 0213 Karabakh president…
Programme summary of Azeri ANS TV “Xabarci” news 1600 gmt 6 Jun 12 BBC Monitoring International Reports – Thursday, June 7, 2012 Presenter Nigar Mahmudova 1. 0010 Headlines. 2. 0100 The Armenian armed forces have fired on Azerbaijani positions. A clash is under way on the line of contact between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops at…
Armenia blames fatal border incident on Azeribaijan BBC Monitoring Newsfile [London] 05 June 2012. Thanks to the vigilance of Armenian soldiers, the sabotage group was tracked down and neutralized following special measures. According to the preliminary data, the Azerbaijani side lost five soldiers and many others were wounded. The other members of the sabotage group…
Five soldiers reportedly killed in Azeri-Armenia border incidents BBC Monitoring Newsfile [London] 05 June 2012. It quoted the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry as saying that “at around 0630 [0130 gmt] on 5 June, an Armenian sabotage group made an attempt to enter the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces in Asagi Askipara village of Qazax District…
Armenian TV says 14 Azeri soldiers killed in two border incidents BBC Monitoring Newsfile [London] 06 June 2012. The TV said that in the early hours of 5 June Armenian troops had thwarted an attempt by a group of about 15-20 Azeri soldiers to advance towards a village in Armenia’s Tavush Region. “The Azerbaijani side…
Armenian sergeant killed in border clash with Azeris BBC Monitoring Newsfile [London] 06 June 2012. The front subdivisions of the Karabakh army started a defence fight and repulsed the rival making him return to their initial positions. As a result of the fight, the rival suffered considerable casualties. Yerevan, 6 June: An Azerbaijani sabotage group…
TV says Clinton arrives in Baku as Armenians fire on Azeri army positions BBC Monitoring Newsfile [London] 06 June 2012. “[Hillary Clinton]’s visit is taking place at a time when five Azerbaijani servicemen have been martyred and Armenian troops have been intensively firing on positions of our national army and population centres,” ANS said. The…
Azerbaijan denies over dozen soldiers killed in border clash with Armenians BBC Monitoring Newsfile [London] 06 June 2012. The official said tension was still present on the line of contact between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops in Karabakh and said that Azerbaijani soldiers have thwarted Armenian troops’ attempts to penetrate the military positions of the national…