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DANGEROUS GARDENING IN BORDER VILLAGE: ONE WOUNDED BY SNIPER HOURS AFTER OSCE VISIT
By Gohar Abrahamyan
ArmeniaNow
News | 01.06.12 | 13:10
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A resident of Nerkin Karmraghbyur village, Tavush province, was
wounded by an Azeri sniper on Friday morning in a vineyard near
the Armenian-Azeri border. Head of Aygepar, another border village
Andranik Aydinyan told ArmeniaNow that the vineyards are located
between the two border villages, only 300 meters from the "turbulent"
Armenian-Azeri border, directly in front of Azeri bases.
"(The victim) is a peaceful villager. And now it is the most heated
season of agricultural work. He went to work in his vineyard early in
the morning, but at about 7 a.m. he was shot at several times. Luckily
he has managed to take cover, and only his leg is wounded," Aydinyan
says, adding that the villager - 52-year-old Vachik Melkumyan is at
the hospital in Berd, in stable condition.
Aydinyan told ArmeniaNow that on Thursday OSCE Chairman-in-Office's
personal representative office conducted a scheduled monitoring of
the Armenian-Azeri line of contact near Aygepar, during which the
sides gave security guarantees to each other through a radio contact.
"So it turns out that only a few hours after meeting with OSCE
representatives and coming to a mutual agreement an [Azeri] sniper
fired at a peaceful [Armenian] villager," Aydinyan says.
Hakov Israyelyan, a resident of Nerkin Karmraghbyur, told ArmeniaNow
that even though there is no panic in the village after the recent
incident villagers are afraid to tend their crops and gardens now.
"My vineyard is also located some 350 meters from the border, and
now I do not know what to do. I get my only income from that vineyard.
Every year we have to work in our vineyards at night," Israyelyan
says. "Recently Azeris have started firing both at the village and
at villagers quite often."
By Gohar Abrahamyan
ArmeniaNow
News | 01.06.12 | 13:10
Photo: Gohar Abrahamyan/ArmeniaNow.com or containing slander or
offensive language will be deleted. You have to be registered to be
able leave your comment. Sign in or Register now for free.
A resident of Nerkin Karmraghbyur village, Tavush province, was
wounded by an Azeri sniper on Friday morning in a vineyard near
the Armenian-Azeri border. Head of Aygepar, another border village
Andranik Aydinyan told ArmeniaNow that the vineyards are located
between the two border villages, only 300 meters from the "turbulent"
Armenian-Azeri border, directly in front of Azeri bases.
"(The victim) is a peaceful villager. And now it is the most heated
season of agricultural work. He went to work in his vineyard early in
the morning, but at about 7 a.m. he was shot at several times. Luckily
he has managed to take cover, and only his leg is wounded," Aydinyan
says, adding that the villager - 52-year-old Vachik Melkumyan is at
the hospital in Berd, in stable condition.
Aydinyan told ArmeniaNow that on Thursday OSCE Chairman-in-Office's
personal representative office conducted a scheduled monitoring of
the Armenian-Azeri line of contact near Aygepar, during which the
sides gave security guarantees to each other through a radio contact.
"So it turns out that only a few hours after meeting with OSCE
representatives and coming to a mutual agreement an [Azeri] sniper
fired at a peaceful [Armenian] villager," Aydinyan says.
Hakov Israyelyan, a resident of Nerkin Karmraghbyur, told ArmeniaNow
that even though there is no panic in the village after the recent
incident villagers are afraid to tend their crops and gardens now.
"My vineyard is also located some 350 meters from the border, and
now I do not know what to do. I get my only income from that vineyard.
Every year we have to work in our vineyards at night," Israyelyan
says. "Recently Azeris have started firing both at the village and
at villagers quite often."