Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2022 Report Share Posted October 15, 2022 Armenpress.am Advance team of EU monitors arrives in Yerevan SaveShare 09:53, 14 October 2022YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. The advance team of the European Union’s monitors arrives in Armenia today, EU’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar said on social media. “Today advance team of EU monitors arrives in Yerevan. The 27 Member States have acted rapidly to respond to Armenia’s request. The aim of the EU deployment will be to monitor the situation and support Armenia-Azerbaijan stabilisation on the ground”, Toivo Klaar tweeted. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1094849.html?fbclid=IwAR3tBr9euWHeHthPMW_xor7gdN9bXm5wz1eoLfz7M2CwO2io2t7-JtFa0fE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2022 Report Share Posted October 15, 2022 Armenpress.am Borrell reminds EU’s call for Azerbaijan to return immediately its forces to their positions SaveShare 10:54, 14 October 2022YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. The European Union will continue its engagement at the highest levels to reach a comprehensive resolution to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell said in response to the letter sent by MEPs. “I fully share your concerns of the gravity of the situation. The armed confrontations that took place in early August and the recent one on 13-14 September, show that the situation in the region remains extremely fragile. The EU has called at the highest level for an end to hostilities”, Borrell said. He said that the President of the European Council remains in close contact with the leaders of both Azerbaijan and Armenia, and he reached out to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of both countries, as well as mandated the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar to immediately carry out consultations in Baku and Yerevan.“The EU has urged both parties to strictly observe the ceasefire and calls for Azerbaijani forces to return immediately to their positions in accordance with the latest administrative borders of the former Soviet Socialist Republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The EU is also encouraging both sides to progress on the delimitation and demarcation of the international border that is essential to reduce the risk of future clashes.Following initial meetings held earlier this year, the next meeting of the border commissions is due to take place in Brussels in November 2022.The EU is calling on all sides to return to the negotiation table as soon as possible, building in particular on the results achieved during the four trilateral meetings in Brussels facilitated and mediated by President Michel. The three leaders, together with President Emmanuel Macron, also met in the margins of the European Political Community Summit in Prague on 6 October and agreed to a deployment of the EU civilian mission to Armenia. I can assure you that the EU will continue its engagement at the highest levels to reach a comprehensive resolution to this conflict”, Josep Borrell said. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1094858.html?fbclid=IwAR3a3SF66i9Pnxz1CtZ9lqTcDRDzQIvZtwMpF6HtQ94c-PmY3fiK0OaDEoA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 Oct 18 2022 Armenia claims Azerbaijan conducting false flag attacks The accusation comes as a new EU monitoring mission prepares to deploy to the border, and as bellicose rhetoric from Baku is again on the rise.Joshua Kucera Oct 18, 2022 Armenia has accused Azerbaijani forces of firing on themselves in order to create pretexts to attack Armenian forces across the border, as fears of another escalation have again mounted.“Night surveillance of Azerbaijani military activity has revealed that Azerbaijani forces are violating the ceasefire by first firing at their own positions and then in the direction of Armenian positions,” Armenia’s Ministry of Defense said in an October 18 statement. It said it had observed the activity in the vicinity of the villages of Sotk and Kutakan, in Armenia’s Gegharkunik province. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in a tweet, said the practice amounted to “creating fake news on ‘ceasefire violations’ by Armenia.” In another tweet, he added: “Obviously, this is a creation of a pretext for new military aggression against Armenia.”Azerbaijan’s MOD denied the allegation.He-said-she-said allegations of ceasefire violations are not new in the conflict. Before the 2020 war, the only independent monitors of the line of contact between the two sides was a tiny mission, amounting to six observers who were not in the area full-time, from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Following the 2020 war even that monitoring effort was abandoned.Now, the border is again set to see a third-party monitoring mission. The European Council on October 17 formally approved the deployment of a 40-member monitoring mission to Armenia. Pashinyan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev approved the mission at an October 6 meeting in Brussels. Its mission will be “monitoring, analyzing and reporting on the situation in the region,” the EU said in a statement.An advance team of the monitors, made up of observers from the EU Monitoring Mission in neighboring Georgia, entered Armenia on October 14. On October 17, Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan met with a technical assessment team from the mission. They will “in principle” be stationed in the country for only two months, in the EU’s wording, and unlike the previous OSCE mission, will be restricted only to the Armenian side of the border. “There was an attempt to send this [EU] mission to the Azerbaijani side, which was resolutely rejected by us,” Aliyev said at an October 14 summit of post-Soviet leaders in Astana. Aliyev said that the mission was intended “to help the parties to draw the border and agree on issues related to delimitation,” a description at odds with the EU’s own presentation of the mission.In the days ahead of the EU mission’s deployment, reports of ceasefire violations surged, and Azerbaijani pro-government media aired a number of programs raising the prospect of a broader Azerbaijani attack on Armenia.One television channel, ARB24 has broadcast several such reports; one on October 17 was titled “Yerevan broke its promise – is Baku preparing for a new offensive in Karabakh?” In it, military analyst Alp Arslan Imamgulu said that “Armenian incidents” along the border mean that Azerbaijan’s “harsh, appropriate responses will come soon.” It’s not clear whether the EU’s small team will be able to do much to determine who is to blame for ceasefire violations, but Armenia’s description of Azerbaijan’s alleged skulduggery represented an unusual level of detail in the mutual accusations.The rise in tension comes as the two sides appear to remain committed to reaching a peace deal by the end of the year. But with only about 11 weeks remaining until that self-imposed deadline, the two sides seem to remain far apart on some critical issues.On October 17, Pashinyan reiterated a proposal to open three border crossings with Azerbaijan in order to satisfy one provision of the agreement that ended the 2020 war: that Armenia commits to allowing Azerbaijan use of a transportation route connecting the exclave of Nakhchivan with mainland Azerbaijan through Armenian territory.Azerbaijan has previously rejected that proposal, insisting on a route it calls the “Zangezur Corridor” along Armenia’s southern border with Iran, the shortest distance to Nakhchivan and where Armenia has already agreed to restore a rail route.In a tweet, Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry again rejected Pashinyan’s proposal, calling it a “fake pretext” and an “unrealistic” solution.In Aliyev’s Astana speech, which took place before Pashinyan again spoke about the border crossing proposal, Aliyev accused Armenia of dragging its feet on the Zangezur Corridor as well as on the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh, another provision of the ceasefire agreement. “If these two important provisions of the [ceasefire deal] are not implemented, we will be left with no other option but to act accordingly,” Aliyev said.Pro-government online media outlet APA TV presented the three-crossing proposal as “Pashinyan’s new provocation.” Several media reports raised the prospect that, if Armenia were to not allow the Zangezur Corridor, then Azerbaijan would seek to limit Armenians’ access to Nagorno-Karabakh via the one road connecting them, the Lachin Corridor.“Since the end of the Second Karabakh War in 2020, weaponry, explosive substances, and armed vehicles have been carried via the Lachin Corridor [by Armenians] and installed in Khankandi,” one journalist, Elchin Alioghlu, said in another ARBTV report, using the Azerbaijani name for Stepanakert. “Why should Azerbaijan tolerate the military provision of the terrorists on its own territory?”Amid the tension, Iran’s armed forces launched military exercises reported as “massive” in scale along its northern border with Armenia and Azerbaijan.“The message of this exercise for the neighboring countries is peace and friendship and the consolidation of stable security, and for the enemies to announce the readiness of the [iranian] armed forces to defend the country's borders and respond decisively to any threat,” said Brigadier-General Mohammad Pakpour, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ground forces.Iran has repeatedly criticized plans to create the Zangezur Corridor, as it fears that its border with Armenia could be cut off and that it would be increasingly encircled by rival countries Azerbaijan and Turkey. Joshua Kucera is the Turkey/Caucasus editor at Eurasianet, and author of The Bug Pit.https://eurasianet.org/armenia-claims-azerbaijan-conducting-false-flag-attacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted October 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 Եվրամիության դիտորդները՝ ադրբեջանական կրակի թիրախում Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 Armenpress.am Scottish National Party MP presents how Azerbaijanis dismembered Armenian female soldier SaveShare 12:14, 2 November 2022YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Varuzhan Nersesyan has published an article in Telegraph and Economist, where he cited the Azerbaijani atrocities presented by a representative of the Scottish National Party. Armenpress presents the article published in Telegraph which is entitled: “Can there be a just peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan? The Armenian perspective”.“On September 22 SNP MP Chris Law, speaking in the House of Commons, delivered a chilling account of an elderly man decapitated with a knife and a female soldier with her eyes gouged out and replaced by stones. The victims he described were Armenians killed during Azerbaijan’s unprovoked military aggression during which hundreds of people lost their lives. Critical infrastructure, settlements, schools and hospitals deep inside Armenia were hit. More evidence of atrocities have emerged including a video of the extrajudicial killing of Armenian soldiers. These actions echo those of Daesh in Syria and the wave of international condemnation has been swift and unequivocal leading to calls for war crimes investigations. And yet Azerbaijan talks of peace but what sort of peace do they seek? This latest aggression follows a pattern. In 2021 Azerbaijan seized 42 sq.km of Armenian sovereign territory and since the September 2022 attack that figure has almost tripled in size. The autocratic Azerbaijani ruler praised the occupation of new swaths of lands and reiterated his irredentist narrative against Armenia, repeating that “no one and nothing could stop him” in achieving his ambitions. Two years after the fighting stopped, Azerbaijan still holds dozens of Armenian prisoners of war. Azerbaijan’s government has announced that it intends to erase Armenian inscriptions on religious sites in the territory that it occupied in the 2020 war against Nagorno-Karabakh.The tragedy in Ukraine has been a useful distraction for Azerbaijan but perhaps it’s also a lesson we should all heed. There must be vigilance against any further military escalation and recognition that a clear path towards a comprehensive peace has already been laid out. Since the end of the war in 2020 the Armenian Government has adopted the “peace agenda” and has committed to opening an era of peaceful development in the South Caucasus. In his speech to the UN General Assembly last month Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made it clear that the mutual recognition of each nations’ internationally recognised borders would mean that we can sign a peace treaty, but he also warned that without that recognition it would be a “phantom treaty” under which Azerbaijan could exploit the border delimitation process for new territorial claims and occupation. Furthermore, the Prime Minister reiterated that Armenia’s road network would be open to Azerbaijan to reach the Nakhijevan Autonomous Republic but that it wouldn’t constitute an extraterritorial corridor “as a pretext for a new aggression against Armenia”.The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict cannot be resolved by force. Under existing international mechanisms Azerbaijan should enter into direct negotiations with the authorities there to resolve the issues around its final status, security and human rights for its people.There is also room for cautious optimism. In early October, under EU and French mediation Prime Minister Pashinyan met Azerbaijani President Aliyev in Prague where it was agreed that an EU observer mission will be deployed to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, a move our government has repeatedly called for.Armenia welcomes the spotlight at this crucial moment for our region. We are a small but vibrant democracy and pose no threat to any of our neighbours. We have an independent press and a government tested by two free elections in four years. Freedom House finds that the independent media in Armenia “provide robust coverage challenging the narratives of state broadcasters” and outspoken NGOs operate freely. In contrast, according to Human Rights Watch in Azerbaijan the space for critical journalism and opposition political activity “has been virtually extinguished”.When visiting Yerevan in September US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “America is committed to Armenia’s security, democracy and we stand with Armenia in a difficult time”. She also mentioned President Biden’s invitation for Armenia to attend his first Democracy Summit. As he pointed out “democracy doesn’t happen by accident. We have to defend it”.Armenia is ready for compromise but one that opens a path for a real and long lasting peace between neighbouring countries. Its territorial integrity cannot be subject to bargaining and Azerbaijan’s forces must withdraw from the areas it now occupies since May 12, 2021. The war in Ukraine and the energy crisis will not be enough to provide Azerbaijan with cover for any further aggression. Only constructive engagement, political will and mutual compromises will lead to a just peace for both countries”. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1096268.html?fbclid=IwAR1rhOSCIlAnM4fjPhR4uSQ3tTLHFO9As6PUlumAwmUgsQRBsVUmQfhdz4E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 Armenpress.am Azerbaijani armed forces fired in the direction of the Armenian positions from firearms of different calibers SaveShare 22:15, 4 November 2022YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 4, ARMENPRESS. On November 4, at 7:40 p.m., the units of the Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire from different caliber firearms in the direction of the Armenian positions located in the eastern part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. ARMENPRESS reports, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia reports that the Armenian side has no casualties.As of 22:00, the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is relatively stable. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1096524.html?fbclid=IwAR3X4NEzYb7vUnHe7Bxff_5yIj0Z1JnpBs2LOZ3follApTav12Y07bhASUM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Nov 14 2022 News 360 Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of shooting civilians in Nagorno KarabakhDaniel Stewart Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Monday accused Azerbaijan of shooting civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh, despite the fact that it considers them Azeri citizens."Azerbaijan calls Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh 'our citizens' and at the same time shoots at them while they are doing agricultural work," Pashinyan has denounced in a message on his profile on the social network Twitter.Pashinian has lamented that since two years ago -- since November 9, 2020 -- three civilians have been killed and 16 wounded, while "54 others have suffered assassination attempts.""Is this how the Azeri narrative that the Nagorno Karabakh problem is solved is being implemented?" the Armenian prime minister asks, in the context of the conflict.Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire on September 15 and in early October agreed to commit to the UN Charter and the 1991 Alma Ata Declaration, through which both countries recognize each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty. Following this, Pashinian stressed before the Parliament that he expects the peace treaty with Azerbaijan to be signed before the end of the year.The two countries have been involved in several clashes in recent years over the control of Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory with a majority Armenian population that has been the focus of conflict since it decided to secede in 1988 from the Soviet Union-integrated region of Azerbaijan.https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/armenia-accuses-azerbaijan-of-shooting-civilians-in-nagorno-karabakh/ar-AA145ayl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Armenpress.am Azerbaijan’s daily attacks into Armenian sovereign territory well documented by EU monitors - Marukyan SaveShare 10:53, 14 November 2022YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia Edmon Marukyan says that Azerbaijan’s daily attacks into Armenia’s sovereign territory have been well documented by the EU Monitoring Capacity that has been recently deployed on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1097159.html?fbclid=IwAR0ZwKCK6Z4SeDbyAFZPwJoM25_5b3YnTEP0gcoR4QmAgS7wupm-YrfSL9s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Armenpress.am Russian peacekeeping mission accuses Azerbaijan of violating ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh, targeting farmer SaveShare 12:34, 14 November 2022YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. The Russian Ministry of Defense accused Azerbaijan of violating the Nagorno Karabakh ceasefire on November 12 when an Armenian farmer came under fire. The Russian Ministry of Defense released the report of the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno Karabakh, which mentions that around 15:30, November 12, small arms fire was opened from an Azerbaijani position in the direction of a local resident who was engaged in agricultural work using farming equipment some 1,8km east from Khramort village.The farmer sustained minor injuries and the equipment was also damaged. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian peacekeeping command is carrying out an investigation with the Azerbaijani side. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1097171.html?fbclid=IwAR2K4KjkXsJqTKWtg_NUo3LbIR81NvvT2GKVtW0G-_47UUsXMIYSRwGtoXA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 Armenpress.am Armenian serviceman wounded by Azeri fire at border SaveShare 01:43, 24 November 2022YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS. An Armenian serviceman was shot and wounded at a military outpost by Azerbaijani forces in the eastern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border around 13:20, November 23, the Ministry of Defense said in a press release. The serviceman suffered non-life threatening injuries. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1098016.html?fbclid=IwAR2eZQFRUsu1WCPdb45yXO6IM0vclKwq19KtLeUYiD3PyDI7-91XiXqM3Ug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted November 26, 2022 Report Share Posted November 26, 2022 Armenpress.am Azerbaijani troops again open gunfire at farmers in Nagorno Karabakh SaveShare 13:42, 25 November 2022STEPANAKERT, NOVEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS. Farmers came under Azerbaijani gunfire while working in the agricultural fields in two different villages in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), the local police reported. Around 11:30, November 25, a farmer working in his tractor in the agricultural fields of Taghavard village was forced to abandon his activities when Azerbaijani troops opened sporadic gunfire from small arms.A similar incident took place in Tchankatagh village of Martakert, where Azerbaijani troops opened fire in the direction of farmers. Artsakh police said they have provided the facts to the Russian peacekeeping contingent. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1098146.html?fbclid=IwAR2r9BvOboY5okD-mMhmJUz9m3TcOE9cCbJSIVn4OtEFcINsrbXrvvSYSX0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted November 29, 2022 Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 Armenpress.am Azerbaijan fires from AGS-17 grenade launcher in the direction of Artsakh. Armenian side has two wounded SaveShare 18:59, 28 November 2022YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. On November 28, Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire in Artsakh’s western direction by using small arms and AGS-17 grenade launchers. As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Artsakh, as a result of the enemy's violation of the ceasefire, 2 soldiers of the Defense Army of Artsakh were injured.The ceasefire violation was reported to the command of the Russian peacekeeping troops. As of 18:00, the situation on the contact line is relatively stable. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1098350.html?fbclid=IwAR00NNPCeyVRL2R1CAN_PcLEk-WFY20mwW5RH7hAHHHzh0rjEp-0taigFBw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Armenpress.am French Foreign Ministry confirms need to extend mandate of EU monitoring mission deployed in Armenia SaveShare 11:13, 7 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna highlighted the necessity to extend the mandate of the EU monitoring mission deployed in Armenia since October 20, 2022. “Through the monitoring of the border this mission has really restricted the danger of escalation”, the French FM said during a Q&A session in the parliament.She stated that the tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan has not eased. Catherine Colonna reaffirmed the support of France and the European Union to Armenia and vowed to make constant efforts for the establishment of peace in the region. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1099021.html?fbclid=IwAR2JXia6b0SeLSp641Uz7_ne_3Zi7dUcNNw7a6PED2AGBtvc9XlZCFHIgOk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 10, 2022 Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 Armenpress.am Preliminary investigation confirms use of phosphorus bomb by Azerbaijan during the war. Artsakh Prosecutor's Office SaveShare 18:15, 9 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS. In order to investigate the circumstances of the aggressive war unleashed against the Republic of Artsakh by Azerbaijan on September 27, 2020, coupled with gross violations of international humanitarian law, a number of criminal cases were initiated by the law enforcement bodies of the Republic of Artsakh, within the scope of which the pre-investigative body confiscated many unexploded shells and remnants of shells, and examinations were appointed. As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Prosecutor’s Office of Artsakh, the unexploded rocket found in the administrative area of Martuni city of Artsakh and the samples obtained from it were also submitted for examination. According to the conclusion given as a result of the examination carried out by an independent expert group (the conclusion was received on 07.12.2022) it was proved that it is a phosphorus munition consisting of white phosphorus.The whole process of detection, neutralization and sampling of munitions was carried out with the participation of specialists, the process was video recorded, the subject of research and examination materials can be submitted to the research of international experts if necessary. Thus, according to the results of the expert research, it was confirmed that during the 44-day war in 2020, the armed forces of Azerbaijan directly targeted the civilian settlements with chemical weapons, causing mass destruction and a large number of human losses, suffering and damage (a number of videos testifying to the use of chemical weapons were published during the war and after). In this way, Azerbaijan grossly violated Article 35 of the Geneva Convention (Protocol 1), according to which: In any armed conflict, the right of the Parties to the conflict to choose methods or means of warfare is not unlimited. It is prohibited to employ weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering. It is prohibited to employ methods or means of warfare which are intended, or may be expected, to cause widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1099292.html?fbclid=IwAR2I1MVfW5_pmcUZwi_RivUjW-xnWo3tJna8jcUB83eVH7IdeBZLs2OsVe0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 12, 2022 Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 Armenpress.am Azerbaijanis again block Lachin Corridor SaveShare 11:24, 12 December 2022STEPANAKERT, DECEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS. A group of Azerbaijanis describing themselves as “environmentalists” again blocked the Lachin Corridor in the morning of December 12. The Lachin Corridor is the only road connecting Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) with Armenia.A similar incident took place earlier on December 3. Then, the authorities of Artsakh said that the self-described Azeri environmentalists were actually secret service operatives seeking to make provocations. Moreover, Artsakh authorities even said they are ready for an international monitoring organization to assess and affirm that the mining operations meet all safety requirements. Artsakh authorities reported that the Russian peacekeeping contingent’s command is aware of the situation. Artsakh authorities described the Azerbaijani side’s actions as "unacceptable, aggressive and destructive” and said they are taking all possible steps to resolve the situation, maintaining contact with the Russian peacekeeping contingent’s command.“We are asking our citizens to stay calm and follow official reports and refrain from spreading unverified information. We will provide updates on further developments,” the Artsakh official Information Center said in a statement. Meanwhile, the Artsakh State Service of Emergency Situations spokesperson Hunan Tadevosyan told ARMENPRESS that the road is currently closed. “A group of Azerbaijanis closed the Shushi section of the interstate road under environmental pretexts,” Tadevosyan said. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1099372.html?fbclid=IwAR1HgWPRVGy_J7c7Rbf6exyVqQ2dxMdoAuVsD-6frVw27JBF1kMZn7ijOBE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 13, 2022 Report Share Posted December 13, 2022 Armenpress.am By blocking the corridor Azerbaijan aims at discrediting role of Russian peacekeepers – Artsakh Parliament Speaker SaveShare 16:22, 12 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament of Artsakh Artur Tovmasyan condemned the provocative actions of Azerbaijan, stating that the right of the Artsakh and its people to full life and live is under danger. “On December 12, starting at 10:30, for already the 2nd time the Azerbaijani side has blocked the only interstate road connecting Artsakh to Armenia.The right of the Republic of Artsakh and the people of Artsakh to a full life and live is unprecedentedly under danger. By blocking the corridor, the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan pursues several goals: -to change the status quo which was created after the trilateral statement of November 9, 2022-to discredit the role of the Russian peacekeeping forces -to check our vigilance, and if it doesn’t exist, to empty Armenians from ArtsakhWe call on the concerned organizations of the international community to strongly condemn the provocative actions of Azerbaijan and apply adequate restraint mechanisms against Azerbaijan.We apply to the authorities and people of Armenia, the Diaspora-Armenians and our compatriots living in Artsakh to put aside the internal disagreements for the sake of the protection of border regions of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh, otherwise tomorrow will be too late”, the Speaker said. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1099408.html?fbclid=IwAR2qfY2TM9s6v-Ath_hCr2Z6OufiHf_6-EXs5RLhvulCZJpvaNg5xP85N0Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 14, 2022 Report Share Posted December 14, 2022 Armenpress.am Azeri self-described “environmentalist” caught on camera flashing notorious ultranationalist Grey Wolves salute SaveShare 00:53, 13 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. One of the Azerbaijani self-described environmentalists who has blocked the Lachin Corridor was spotted on camera flashing the Grey Wolves salute while holding an environmental poster with the other hand. Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) State Minister Ruben Vardanyan’s advisor Artak Beglaryan published the photo showing what he described as an Azerbaijani special operative.“This photo vividly shows the true motive of the so-called environmentalists who are serving the Aliyev regime in blockading 120,000 people of Artsakh. This Azerbaijani special operative, who has blocked the only road of Artsakh, is holding an environmental poster with one hand and is showing the Grey Wolves salute with the other hand. Azerbaijan wants to subject the people of Artsakh to genocide with the style of the Grey Wolves and the Young Turks,” Beglaryan said in a statement. A group of Azerbaijanis describing themselves as “environmentalists” blocked the Lachin Corridor since the morning of December 12.The Lachin Corridor is the only road connecting Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) with Armenia. A similar incident took place earlier on December 3. The authorities of Artsakh said that the self-described Azeri environmentalists were actually secret service operatives of Azerbaijan seeking to make provocations.Furthermore, Artsakh authorities even said they are ready for an international monitoring organization to assess and affirm that the mining operations meet all safety requirements. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1099453.html?fbclid=IwAR1JXFOlXT4JSfTkMDc9CKVCZRxBQQUoymyi75SmydriEVo4czkEwcweWz8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 14, 2022 Report Share Posted December 14, 2022 Armenpress.am Lachin corridor blocked by people who serve in Azerbaijani army, Artsakh says SaveShare 16:25, 13 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. Artsakh says it’s obvious that the blocking of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijanis has no connection with any environmental issue, it’s just a pretext for Azerbaijan. During a press conference today in Armenpress, acting Foreign Minister of Artsakh Davit Babayan said that with fake environmental pretext the Lachin corridor has been blocked by the people who serve in the Azerbaijani army, special services. According to Babayan, all this is a performance, and tomorrow they may send cyclists, or other artists.“If they have some environmental issues, do they act in this way? We also have some environmental issues with them. You all are aware what kind of phosphorous munitions Azerbaijan has used during the 44-Day War. There are reports, it is all recorded. If they want to discuss an issue, that could be done in another way rather than blocking the road, paralyze it. There are children who are ill, food, medicines are needed, etc. Do they do the environmental issue at the expense of genocide? Under that environmental pretext they will tomorrow say that they should close the Kashen mine, but this is one of the key locomotives of our economy which observes all the environmental norms”, Babayan said. Advisor to the State Minister of Artsakh Artak Beglaryan said in turn that the environmental issues are just pretexts. “In addition to the fact that the Kashen mine observes all the international standards, it is also around 20 km away from the closest Azerbaijani settlement and is not located near any water resource. Therefore, even this pretext is not well-grounded. Meanwhile, we have different fundamental issues to raise, including from the perspective of the management of environmental, water resources. We understand very well that this is just a pretext, and other pretexts can be used by Azerbaijani authorities at any moment”, Beglaryan said. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1099520.html?fbclid=IwAR1JXFOlXT4JSfTkMDc9CKVCZRxBQQUoymyi75SmydriEVo4czkEwcweWz8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 Armenpress.am Azerbaijan opens fire at Armenia positions SaveShare 10:52, 15 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened various caliber small arms fire at Armenian positions in the direction of Norabak and Srashen around 01:10, December 15, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia said in a statement. The Armenian side did not suffer casualties.As of 08:30 the situation on the frontline was relatively stable. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1099702.html?fbclid=IwAR0HK4flqT0M1sG5oZxLUmh6JnsldlCBE4DA9K3nGJ2vI6yHmH4Z1o2UQ6w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 Armenpress.am Azerbaijanis have no right to be on that road, no right to make decisions – State Minister of Nagorno Karabakh SaveShare 10:59, 15 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS. State Minister of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Ruben Vardanyan expressed certainty that they will overcome the Azeri provocation of closing the Lachin Corridor. In a statement broadcast live via social media, Vardanyan emphasized that the Azerbaijanis don’t have the right to be on that road and don’t have the right to make decisions. “It’s been 72 hours that we are blockaded. I am proud that I live here with you all because we are passing through this crisis very decently. I have much faith that we will overcome everything. The strength and faith that I see in you gives me great energy,” Vardanyan said.He stressed that even during the First Nagorno Karabakh War and the Second Nagorno Karabakh War the Lachin Corridor was never closed. Vardanyan said that by closing the road Azerbaijan wants to see how long the Armenians will endure. Speaking about the fake news spread by Azerbaijan claiming that they will allow Armenian vehicles to pass, Vardanyan said: “Who are they to allow or not allow us? They have no right to be on that road, they have no right to make decisions.” “They must withdraw from that road. Until we don’t realize that only we must have the right to use that road, be it with the Russian peacekeepers, nothing will change. We can’t stop them if they get that opportunity,” Vardanyan said. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1099704.html?fbclid=IwAR3WxAB9Vg29_sU4BwkuLThBcFCpXM6dSuDbq_qGE8WfplUb_YXJoCGiCzs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 News.amArmenia - Dec 14 2022 Azerbaijani provocateurs who blocked Lachin road are forced to let trucks of Russian peacekeepers through18:55, 14.12.2022 The Azerbaijani provocateurs, who had blocked the Lachin road, had to let the trucks of the Russian peacekeepers through.Judging by the footage, they did it very reluctantly, only under the pressure of circumstances in the form of multi-ton KAMAZ trucks.According to media reports, three trucks carried basic necessities from Yerevan to Stepanakert, and two more trucks headed from Stepanakert.https://news.am/eng/news/735120.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 Asbarez.com Rep. Schiff Leads Bipartisan Call on Biden to Break Azerbaijan’s Blockade of Artsakhby Contributor December 16, 2022 in Armenia, Artsakh, Featured Story, Latest, News, Top Stories A portion of the Congressional letter to President Biden that calls on his administration to break Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh Congressional Letter Demands Sanctions on Azerbaijan and Support for Artsakh WASHINGTON, D.C.—A powerfully worded Congressional letter to President Joe Biden, spearheaded by Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), called for decisive U.S. action in response to Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh, a bipartisan reaffirmation of demands to stop U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan and restart humanitarian assistance to the Armenians of Artsakh, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.“Armenian Americans from Congressman Schiff’s district join our community and coalition partners across all the House districts represented by the signatories of this letter in sharing our appreciation for their principled stand against Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “The Biden Administration needs to show leadership – immediately halting all U.S. arms and aid to Azerbaijan and launching a robust emergency humanitarian aid package for Artsakh.”The letter, sent to the White House earlier today, noted that Azerbaijan’s blockade “is only the most recent example of Azerbaijan’s belligerence, which has followed a well-documented pattern of abuse against the Armenian population of Artsakh, motivated by the bombastic rhetoric of the Aliyev regime.” The signatories closed by urging “the Administration to use all tools at its disposal to ensure the safety of the people of Artsakh, now and in the future, including cessation of financial support to Azerbaijan and imposition of sanctions. We cannot allow Azerbaijan’s policy of aggression and intimidation to continue.”Joining Rep. Schiff in cosigning the letter to President Biden are fellow Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Jackie Speier (D-CA), and David Valadao (R-CA), as well as Representatives Tony Cardenas (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), James Langevin (D-RI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Susie Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Scott Peters (D-CA), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Dina Titus (D-NV), and Susan Wild (D-PA).The full text of the letter is provided below.Dear President Biden,Since December 12th, Azerbaijan has imposed a blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) to Armenia. The effect has been devastating to the population, rendering 120,000 individuals without access to the route that provides much of Artsakh’s food, medical supplies and transport, and other essential goods, and depriving them of their right to free movement. Additional reports1 allege that Azerbaijan has also shut off one of the major sources of natural gas for civilians in the territory, potentially leaving tens of thousands without heating as temperatures plummet.Azerbaijan is once again weaponizing basic human necessities to further degrade already strained living conditions for the Armenians living in Artsakh. If this situation continues, a humanitarian crisis with potentially tragic consequences is imminent. Further, Azerbaijan’s actions are a direct violation of the trilateral ceasefire statement of November 9, 20202, which outlines an obligation to guarantee the secure movement of citizens, vehicles, and cargo in both directions through this route known as the Lachin Corridor.The people of Artsakh were already in a precarious situation before December 12th, as they have not yet recovered from the humanitarian fallout of the September 2020 unprovoked military assault by Azerbaijan on Artsakh, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians and soldiers, the ongoing detention of prisoners of war, and the displacement of tens of thousands of civilians. Since then, despite Congressional calls for much-needed direct U.S. humanitarian assistance for the people of Artsakh, the Administration has, to date, failed to provide adequate aid, which makes decisive action by the Administration now all the more urgent.This is only the most recent example of Azerbaijan’s belligerence, which has followed a well- documented pattern of abuse against the Armenian population of Artsakh, motivated by the bombastic rhetoric of the Aliyev regime. We urge the Administration to use all tools at its disposal to ensure the safety of the people of Artsakh, now and in the future, including cessation of financial support to Azerbaijan and imposition of sanctions. We cannot allow Azerbaijan’s policy of aggression and intimidation to continue.The ANCA has launched a nationwide grassroots campaign urging U.S. legislators to condemn Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh, immediately send U.S. humanitarian aid to Artsakh and to sanction Azerbaijan for its ongoing aggression against Artsakh and Armenia, beginning with cutting all military aid to the repressive Aliyev regime. To participate, visit the website. https://asbarez.com/rep-schiff-leads-bipartisan-call-on-biden-to-break-azerbaijans-blockade-of-artsakh/?fbclid=IwAR2QVVurYQ_Dumot0rPR_EN0LujMA3kFWS4HiTenTTI5tJlS-uxnalE-zpw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 Armenpress.am “Without sanctions Aliyev regime won’t come to senses” – Nagorno Karabakh official SaveShare 14:49, 19 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS. Artsakh State Minister’s Advisor Artak Beglaryan is demanding the UN Security Council to discuss the Azeri blockade of the Lachin Corridor. Beglaryan said it would allow exerting high level international pressure upon Azerbaijan. Beglaryan, who himself is unable to return to Nagorno Karabakh amid the blockade, has been demonstrating outside the UN office in Armenia for already eight days.Beglaryan said sanctions must be imposed against Azerbaijan. He described the international reaction to the Azeri blockade as partially or entirely positive, however he assessed the result and effectiveness as negative. “Regardless of what is being said, it is obvious that it doesn’t impact Azerbaijan’s behavior. And it is already the eight day that Azerbaijan continues the total blockade, collective captivity of the people of Artsakh. From this perspective I assess the international community’s actions as negative,” Beglaryan told reporters.The Office of the Armenian Representative for International Legal Affairs appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, asking to impose provisional measures and make Azerbaijan unblock the Lachin Corridor. The ECHR gave Azerbaijan until December 19 to respond to the demand. However, Beglaryan said he can’t say for certain how long the court will discuss the issue and when the interim decision will be published. “At the same time processes have started in the UNSC. It was announced that at the initiative of France the issue of Artsakh, namely the road, was discussed among other issues in a closed format. We expect and demand, and the Foreign Ministry of Armenia is also making efforts in this direction, for the UN Security Council to hold urgent, open-format discussions of this issue, so that the UNSC and members of the council express clear positions. This is one of the important formats through which it will be possible to exert international pressure on Azerbaijan,” Beglaryan said.He said taking practical steps is more significant, meaning the initiation of possible accountability measures against Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani authorities. “Without clear measures for accountability, sanctions, I am sure that the Aliyev regime won’t come to senses. And that impunity will always lead to new crimes,” Beglaryan said.Beglaryan said that if not the collective international community then at least individual countries were to voice the threat of sanctions it could act as a restraining measure. However, he said it is unlikely that countries would do so, but at the same time not impossible.“But it is regrettable that against this backdrop, when sanctions are needed, an energy supply agreement is being signed with Aliyev in Bucharest on December 17, which is a very major program. The President of the European Commission was present, and on the backdrop of the blockade she signs the agreement with Aliyev and welcomes Aliyev, this is already regrettable,” Beglaryan said.Beglaryan said that it is clear that Azerbaijan has preconditions for opening the road, otherwise the road would be opened long ago. “They are expecting, demanding something, that’s why they are keeping it closed. They have deep goals both explicitly and covertly. The Russian side is working in this direction, they are mediating, there is a certain negotiations process,” Beglaryan said.The Nagorno Karabakh side is also involved in the talks. Every dialogue is held with mediation efforts from the Russian side. Beglaryan said he is sure that Azerbaijan’s main deep goal is the exodus of Armenians from Artsakh, genocide, ethnic cleansing. While the Armenian side’s strategic goal must be the opposite – keeping Artsakh as an Armenian homeland, the stabilization of the situation and in long-term the strengthening and development of Artsakh together with Armenia, which would enable to seek sustainable, just and final solution to the conflict with support from the international community.Speaking about the humanitarian crisis in Artsakh as a result of the blockade, Beglaryan said Artsakh still has reserves, but already fewer. Shortages of various items exist. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1100003.html?fbclid=IwAR06wVpUxzdg1ipJDj8al4NN_8DgYDHKwB2EPwxB9vCrU81GWovjE6b5rWk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 Armenpress.am The Armenians of Belgium demand from EU and the international community to exert pressure on Azerbaijan SaveShare 18:18, 19 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 16, ARMENPRESS. On the initiative of various diaspora structures, Armenians in Belgium held a protest in Brussels, demanding from the European Union and the international community to put pressure on Azerbaijan to open the only road connecting Artsakh to the world. ARMENPRESS reports the head of the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy Gaspar Karapetyan said in his speech that Europe and the international community continue to have two "scales". The international press, everybody presented the reality very well, but the expectation is the practical steps. "We demand from the European Union that practical steps be taken," said Karapetyan, at the same time thanking that statements of condemnation are being made, demanding Azerbaijan to open the road connecting Artsakh to the world. He thanked the European Parliament for strongly condemning Azerbaijan in recent years, demanding the restoration of the rights of Armenians. "We, the Armenians of Artsakh, the Armenians of Armenia, the Armenians of the Diaspora, must be united, no matter how much some want to create trenches between us. We must fight together and prove that we exist," Karapetyan emphasized. The participants of the action in Brussels waved the flags of Armenia and Artsakh, banners with "Stop Azerbaijani aggression" and other writings. The Armenians demanded from the European Union and the international community to exert pressure on Azerbaijan to immediately open the Lachin Corridor, to take concrete measures aimed at ensuring the security of the Armenian population of Artsakh, to recognize the Republic of Artsakh, to establish a humanitarian agency in Artsakh. They also demanded to impose individual sanctions against the property of the Azerbaijani authorities, to immediately extend the mandate of the EU observation mission. Among the initiators of the protest action were the Committee of Armenians in Belgium, the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy and other structures.[see video] https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1100033.html?fbclid=IwAR1bvt8yzUqomHCIEqjsNizURpvAOiHOuuadx691MllAB7sW6ZxpBntxYR0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 Armenpress.am BREAKING: Azeri military opens fire at farmer in Nagorno Karabakh SaveShare 16:05, 6 January 2023YEREVAN, JANUARY 6, ARMENPRESS. A farmer working in his tractor in the village of Hatsi in Artsakh’s (Nagorno Karabakh) Martuni region came under Azeri small arms fire on January 6. Nagorno Karabakh police said that the farmer – I. Abrahamyan, a resident of Hatsi village – contacted law enforcement agencies and said that around 13:00, January 6, while working in his Belarus 82-1 tractor in the fields known as Kaghnun Tak of Hatsi village, he came under automatic small arms fire from the adjacent Azerbaijani military position.The agricultural work was suspended. The Martuni police department notified the Russian peacekeepers on the incident. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1101165.html?fbclid=IwAR1LTBpE4G9AHSyQM8NrHNQ68SaGDEMpmgF43EAFRb5Hg1rWl-lp8c3zL9w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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