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Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 The National, UAESept 30 2020 Armenian Turks becoming ‘target’ as Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict escalatesThe renewal of hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Sunday has seen some 100 people killedYouths from the Turkey Youth Foundation organisation chant slogans during a protest supporting Azerbaijan in front of Azerbaijan's consulate in Istanbul. Experts say Armenians in Turkey feeel under threat. AP Fighting around Nagorno-Karabakh in the southern Caucasus has renewed pressure on Turkey’s ethnic Armenian minority as Ankara ramps up support for its long-standing ally Azerbaijan.Mostly living in Istanbul, Armenian Turks number around 60,000, a huge drop from the estimated 1.5 million to 2.4 million who lived across eastern Anatolia before World War I, during which the population faced massacres and expulsions by Ottoman forces.The resumption of the conflict between the former Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan has seen the re-emergence of anti-Armenian sentiment in Turkey, both online and in traditional media.Garo Paylan, an opposition MP of Armenian ancestry, claimed the Turkish government’s bellicose support for Azerbaijan and anti-Armenian rhetoric was fuelled by “racist motives” that posed a danger to Armenian Turks.“Why do you perceive Azerbaijanis as brothers and Armenians as the enemy when we have Azerbaijani and Armenian citizens,” he said in comments directed at Vice President Fuat Oktay.“Are you aware that your hate speech towards the Armenian people is making our Armenian citizens a target?”The words of politicians and newspaper columnists were reflected in a demonstration outside the Istanbul headquarters of the Armenian Patriarchate on Monday when a convoy of cars decked in Azerbaijani and Turkish flags passed the building sounding their horns.In the southern city of Sanliurfa, fire engines processed around the city similarly bedecked in flags.Mr Paylan called the Istanbul demonstration a “provocation” and demanded the government address “hate crimes”.Even before fresh fighting resumed at the weekend around Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave seized from Azerbaijan by Armenia-backed secessionists in the early 1990s, a report identified Armenians as the group most targeted by hate speech in the Turkish media.The Hrant Dink Foundation – named after a Turkish-Armenian journalist murdered in 2007 – reported on Sept 18 that 803 articles targeted Armenians last year, with many written around the day that marks the 1915 Armenian genocide, a term that itself draws fierce reaction in Turkey.Yetvart Danzikyan, editor-in-chief of the dual Turkish-Armenian language Agos newspaper, said the conflict had roused nationalist feelings in Turkey that were raising concerns in the Armenian community.“Whether it’s Karabakh or a decision taken by the US legislature on [recognising] the Armenian genocide, unfortunately, Turkish-Armenians feel that the spotlight is suddenly turning on them, and of course it creates anxiety among them,” he said.Turkey’s affinity with Azerbaijan stems from their shared Turkic ethnicity, language and culture, prompting the _expression_ that they are “one nation, two states”, although their citizens largely follow different strands of Islam.They have deep economic ties, particularly regarding energy with much of Turkey’s natural gas coming from its neighbour while Baku’s oil and gas reserves cross Turkey to reach overseas markets.Militarily, the two countries are also close. They signed a defence pact 10 years ago and their armed forces regularly carry out joint exercises. There is also talk of Turkey establishing a permanent military base in Azerbaijan.In addition, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilhan Aliyev have a close personal relationship.The renewal of hostilities on Sunday has seen some 100 people killed, including civilians, in the heaviest clashes in the stop-start conflict since 2016. Both sides blame the other for reigniting the war.The conflict threatens to draw in Turkey, which has denied sending air power and Syrian mercenaries to support Azerbaijan, while Russia supports Armenia, although Moscow also has good ties with Baku.Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday reiterated Mr Erdogan’s comments that Turkey would “stand by” its ally if it chose to solve the dispute “on the ground”.Such remarks have been amplified in Turkey’s pro-government media with a leading commentator in the Yeni Safak newspaper calling for Azerbaijan to launch an all-out war.The media has also sought to align Armenia with the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), which has fought a 36-year insurgency against Turkey and is designated a terrorist group by the US and the EU as well as Ankara.The state-run Anadolu news agency on Monday reported claims by the Azerbaijani ambassador to Ankara that PKK fighters had been recruited to fight alongside Armenian forces, as well as members of an Armenian terror group that targeted Turkish diplomats and airlines in the 1970s and 1980s but has not been active for more than two decades.The claims were described as “absolute nonsense” by Armenian President Armen Sarkissian.On Wednesday, Turkish media outlets carried reports of Armenians and “PKK sympathisers” holding an “anti-Turkey” rally in Paris.Rober Koptas, who runs Aras Publishing in Istanbul, compared the current climate to previous anti-Armenian pogroms.“Armenians experience this fear very vividly,” he said. “It’s a community that’s already cowering and is closed. When this rhetoric is expressed on social media or in other forms, these fears that already exist in Armenians are exaggerated and life gets a little more difficult.”Updated: September 30, 2020 07:43 PM https://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/armenian-turks-becoming-target-as-azerbaijan-armenia-conflict-escalates-1.1086273 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Ha'aretz, IsraeilSept 30 2020 Analysis Netanyahu and Erdogan in Unlikely Alliance Against Iran in Nagorno-Karabakh?Historical enmity between the Ottomans and the Persians, and rivalry for control in various hot spots across the region, make it difficult for Turkey and Iran to create a lasting partnership Anshel Pfeffer Azerbaijani cargo planes landing at Israeli air force bases in the Negev are a relatively common sight, attesting to the extensive arms deals between the two countries. But the frequency of arrivals and timing of Ilyushin Il-76 freighters – two of which landed at Uvda last Thursday, just two days before a major escalation in the ongoing conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, followed by two more on Tuesday and Wednesday – suggest both the preparation and replenishing of Azerbaijani forces for the latest bout of fighting around the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, now in its fourth day. The Israeli government has refrained from making any statements on the situation in the South Caucasus. Officially it isn’t taking sides, and it also has diplomatic relations with Armenia, which only two weeks ago opened its first embassy in Tel Aviv. Israeli officials stress quietly that “we have interests on both sides,” and Israel certainly won’t openly defy the Russian government, which is one of Armenia’s patrons (though it sells arms to Azerbaijan as well). #Israel is known for selling military equipment to #Azerbaijan. It looks like Azeri Silk Way Airlines 4K-AZ40 (Ilyushin Il-76TD) #AZQ4611 is heading to Israel for some new equipment?@avischarf @ItayBlumental pic.twitter.com/LBV5Rils0E — Gerjon | חריון (@Gerjon_) September 30, 2020 tweet It’s not just the lucrative arms deals, which are reported to include drones, missiles and radar systems. Israel considers Azerbaijan a strategic ally. The kleptocracy on the Caspian is the source of much of the oil Israel purchases and, due to its geographic location, an extremely useful “backdoor” to its neighbor Iran for intelligence and other clandestine purposes – especially as the Shi’a-majority country is also resolutely secular and has long been suspicious of the revolutionary ambitions of the Islamic republic to its south. But Azerbaijan’s ethnic ties are much stronger with another regional power, Turkey – which, according to reports from Nagorno-Karabakh, mainly from Armenian sources, is much more involved in this current escalation than in previous ones. The Armenians claim that Turkish drones are being used, that a Turkish F-16 fighter jet shot down one of its aircraft and even that Syrian fighters from the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army have been deployed there. Turkey has denied reports that it’s militarily involved, but is vocally supportive of Azerbaijan. For the first time for a long while, Israel seems to be on the same side as Turkey. Is this a temporary and coincidental common interest, or a sign that some elements of the old Israel-Turkey alliance still endure? For the past 12 years, since Israel’s Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, relations between the two countries have been on a steady downward trajectory. In the first few years, there were those who still believed it was a temporary situation, due to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s attempts to bolster his position in the region. Today, though, the consensus in the Israeli security and intelligence establishment is that the increasingly autocratic Erdogan is an incurable antisemite and that as long as he’s Turkey’s leader, there’s no prospect for real improvement in those ties. Despite Turkey itself still maintaining low-level diplomatic ties and extensive commercial relations with Israel, Erdogan fiercely condemned the recent “normalization” of relations and agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. In recent years, Turkey has started hosting key Hamas leaders, allowing them to establish offices in Istanbul and even giving some of them Turkish citizenship. This is partly due to Erdogan’s desire to portray himself as the protector of the Palestinians and his own personal affinity with the Muslim Brotherhood movement, which lost its original base in Egypt after the 2013 coup against then-President Mohammed Morsi. The argument within the Israeli intelligence community over whether the break with Turkey is temporary and only due to Erdogan or whether it represents a deeper shift is still ongoing. To a large degree, it depends on the personal relations any specific official had with Turkish contemporaries in the past. For example, a senior officer in the Israel Air Force, who just over a decade ago was still training in Turkey’s airspace and continued maintaining ties with Turkish contemporaries through various NATO forums, said last year that he’s convinced “Turkey is not an enemy and will be a close ally again once Erdogan is gone.” On the other hand, intelligence officials who have seen how Hamas operations in the West Bank are increasingly being directed from Istanbul – and how the Turkish MIT intelligence service has come under the control of Erdogan confidants who are inclined toward working closely with Iran – are convinced that even if Erdogan is forced to resign, or dies, his successors may well continue his policies. “It will certainly take years for the relationship we once had to be restored,” one intelligence analyst said. “The test will be whether the Hamas offices are closed down.” More than anything, it depends on Iran – which brings us back to Nagorno-Karabakh. Despite overtures from both sides, the historical enmity between the Ottomans and the Persians, and the rivalry for control in various hot spots across the region, make it difficult for Turkey and Iran to create a lasting alliance. Iran has been one of Armenia’s main supporters on Nagorno-Karabakh, creating for Israel an opportunity for back-channel dialogue with Erdogan’s Turkey and hopefully widening the rift between Ankara and Tehran. For decades, Israel’s allies in the region were the non-Arab powers, Turkey and Iran, who joined Israel in the unofficial “alliance of the periphery,” which was decimated first by Iran’s Islamic revolution in 1979 and then the rise of Erdogan from 2003 onward. Now, Israel is closer than ever to the pro-Western bloc of Arab nations that include the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, which share Israel’s hostility toward Iran and Turkey, and is vying with them for regional dominance in a series of proxy conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and Libya. The arms shipments to Azerbaijan and the flare-up in Nagorno-Karabakh is a reminder that the periphery alliance may not be entirely dead. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-netanyahu-and-erdogan-in-unlikely-alliance-against-iran-in-nagorno-karabakh-1.9197671 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am ‘Victory will be ours’ – Armenian PM’s wife meets with women Artsakh MPs in Stepanakert SaveShare 09:32, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Spouse of the Armenian prime minister Anna Hakobyan met with a group of women members of Parliament of Artsakh in Stepanakert, Mrs. Hakobyan’s Office told Armenpress.In her remarks Anna Hakobyan said the current war situation is very difficult, but there cannot be two opinions, it is necessary to be firm and strong. “We, the women, must be very firm and overcome the difficulties. This is the main meaning of my presence here, that I want to stand by the Artsakh-Armenians at this difficult period”, she said, adding: “Victory will be ours, sooner or later. This is my own belief”.“On the way to Artsakh my husband told me that our son also should go to the military positions as he is registered in the Armed Forces’ reserve. On the way to Stepanakert I told my son: “I worship you, my son, but you must know that there is no greater honor than to die for your homeland”. I told this for the whole future life”, she said.Editing and translating by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029562.html?fbclid=IwAR2rIy0yA_1naF374kxR0b5ZUg-om1dpu7EU7H4b51YOyKo_Q57kkDybJYw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am Armenia considers officially recognizing independence of Nagorno Karabakh, Pashinyan says SaveShare 10:06, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Armenia is considering the possibility of officially recognizing the independence of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told TASS.Pashinyan stressed that Armenia’s actions are aimed at establishing lasting stability in Nagorno Karabakh. “Yes, the issue of recognizing the independence of Nagorno Karabakh is on our agenda. We are also considering the possibility of forming a military-political alliance with Karabakh,” Pashinyan said.Pashinyan said Armenia will ensure its security with or without the CSTO participation. At the same time, he said that Armenia is in permanent contact with the CSTO partners.He added that Armenia is ready to host the upcoming Eurasian Economic Union Intergovernmental Council meeting in Yerevan scheduled for October 9.Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029566.html?fbclid=IwAR1zssvj7LODHk9hw68aeQI6C87af55enBhlBQvvcqnVucR_s1tWKsMrELI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am Turkey-backed Azeri offensive operations overnight fail with huge losses , Artsakh says SaveShare 10:43, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Intense battles are taking place along the entire perimeter of the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact, especially at the northern and north-eastern directions, spokesperson for the Artsakh Presidency Vahram Poghosyan told a news briefing amid the ongoing Azerbaijani military attack.“The Artsakh Defense Army is succeeding in intensely thwarting all Azerbaijani attacking operations which are backed by Turkish Armed Forces. All their attacking operations during the night were failures, and at this moment the enemy has very great number of manpower and equipment losses,” Poghosyan said. Azerbaijani Armed Forces lost nearly 800 troops with around 2000 wounded amid their attack on Artsakh. 74 UAVs, 7 gunships, 137 tanks and armored equipment, 1 warplane, 82 transportation vehicles, 3 engineering-technical armored equipment and 4 armored personnel carriers of the Azeri army were destroyed.As of September 29, the Artsakh military suffered 80 killed servicemen with 120 others being wounded.4 civilians, including two children, were killed in Artsakh from Azeri bombings.Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029571.html?fbclid=IwAR1DG-A9NFnnKKackrv7yW98kztDTpXzAXDV2ixPtJu5Ru1mUsdpQ5Uw2wg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am Azerbaijan continues targeting Artsakh civilian settlements SaveShare 10:51, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani armed forces continue targeting the civilian settlements of Artsakh, Artsakh presidential spokesperson Vahram Poghosyan said at a press conference.“At this moment there are no major problems with infrastructures, the economy continues developing normally. The problems emerge mainly in those parts which are under the adversary’s shelling. But these problems are immediately being solved, and the operation of all infrastructures is being restored”, he said. Reporting by Lilit Demuryan; Editing and translating by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029573.html?fbclid=IwAR2QYmK0lsqqqR0c2QPLHQ5rIMr1bZTS7z-N-h1_dunyVvM8vm-tO5S-hLg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am Turkish side spreads disinformation: MP Bakoyan on his call addressed to Yazidis SaveShare 11:03, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. The evidence on Turkey’s involvement to the ongoing aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against the Republic of Artsakh is becoming undeniable, Member of Parliament of Armenia from the ruling My Step faction Rustam Bakoyan said on Facebook.“On this background the Turkish side is trying to spread disinformation according to which I have addressed a call to Kurds. I want to highlight that my call related exclusively to Yazidis. Moreover, during an interview to the Rudaw Kurdish TV I emphasized that one should not identify Kurds and Yazidis. Nevertheless, during the ZOOM video the host used the term “Kurdish Yazidis”, and in response to it I stated that the talk is about the brotherly people of Armenia, the Yazidis. I would advise the Turkish side not to apply to manipulations for hiding their involvement. My speech is clear, and I once again reaffirm that we, the Yazidis living in Armenia, stand by our Armenian brothers in this fight for the right to life and live”, the lawmaker said. On September 27 early morning the Azerbaijani military has launched a massive cross-border artillery attack on Artsakh, including on civilian settlements. Peaceful settlements are also under bombardment, including the capital city of Stepanakert.80 servicemen were killed and nearly 120 were wounded in Artsakh from the Azerbaijani attack.Armenia and Artsakh declared a martial law and mobilization.According to the latest data, the Azerbaijani side has suffered more than 790 human losses and 1900 wounded as a result of its aggression. The Artsakh side has destroyed a total of 7 Azerbaijani attacking helicopters, 74 UAVs, 137 tanks, 82 vehicles, 3 heavy engineering armored equipment and 1 aircraft.Editing and translating by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029576.html?fbclid=IwAR2-AAIRFdgftDVpo5xr4J2_5IsS8HJpBtJ4hh61t5Vy9ElFeSKUfYcO_ZA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am “We must use all means to defend ourselves”: Armenian PM tells The Washington Post SaveShare 10:54, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gave an interview to The Washington Post over the ongoing military aggression and operations unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh. The PM also talked about Turkey’s involvement to the ongoing operations, the PM’s Office told Armenpress.Here is the article published by David Ignatius: “The escalating conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has taken a dangerous new turn with Turkey’s reported shootdown Tuesday of an Armenian fighter jet. The Armenian prime minister said in an interview that he fears a wider war between Turkey and Armenia.Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian prime minister, said in a telephone interview that Turkey “is creating instability in its neighborhood, in the eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East and now the South Caucuses. It poses an increasing threat to global security.” He said, in addition to the F-16 involved in Tuesday’s reported shootdown, Turkey has been aiding Azerbaijan with drones and mercenary forces from Syria since the conflict erupted Sunday.The United States, Russia, France and Germany have urged diplomacy, and Pashinyan said he and his colleagues have talked with top officials from all of those countries. But so far there has been no evident progress toward a cease-fire or settlement negotiations.The State Department has been increasingly concerned about the showdown between a big U.S. ally (NATO-member Turkey) and a close Russian one (Armenia). Pashinyan said a Turkish-supported Azerbaijani assault on Armenia itself “has now become a reality,” with shelling of the Vardenis region, east of the Armenian capital, Yerevan. He said the Turkish F-16 that reportedly shot down the Armenian S-25 fighter was providing support for the Azerbaijani attack on the Vardenis area. Russia’s Tass news agency reported the shootdown Tuesday, citing a statement by the Armenian defense ministry.“What is happening today is a war declared against the Armenian people,” Pashinyan argued. He said that, because of Turkey’s historic conflict with Armenia, his country faces an “existential threat.” Asked about the threat of an attack from Nakhchivan, Pashinyan said he has declared martial law and stressed, “We must use all means to defend ourselves.”In explaining the Turkish threat, Pashinyan cited the murder of more than 1 million Armenians in 1915, in the final years of the Ottoman empire, which has been described as a “genocide” in a resolution passed by the U.S. Congress and recognized by many countries — but denied by Turkey. “Turkey’s president [Erdogan] has turned denial into an official policy of his state,” Pashinyan charged. “’Denialism’ is one of the likely preconditions for a new genocide.” The Armenian prime minister said Armenia had lost “dozens” of dead and suffered about 200 injured since the fighting began Sunday. He said the Azerbaijanis had lost several hundred dead, plus more than 100 tanks, some helicopters and other equipment. He said that because Armenian forces had repelled attacks on both Karabakh and Armenia, “I hope by now the Azerbaijani president will understand that there is no military solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.”Pashinyan said he has spoken about a possible diplomatic settlement his week with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres.The State Department said Sunday that the United States was “alarmed by reports of large-scale military action” in Karabakh and warned against “participation in the escalating violence by external parties,” a semming reference to Turkey. The statement said Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun had called the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia “to urge both sides to cease hostilities immediately.” Pashinyan said further talks with U.S. officials are planned”. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029574.html?fbclid=IwAR1zssvj7LODHk9hw68aeQI6C87af55enBhlBQvvcqnVucR_s1tWKsMrELI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am Azerbaijani Air Force bombs Artsakh positions SaveShare 11:13, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani Air Force is delivering air strikes at Artsakh Defense Army positions, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said. She said Turkish-made combat UAVs are also deployed by the Azeri forces.“The Azerbaijani Air Force conducted aerial bombing carried out with mixed battle order in the northern direction of the Artsakh Defense Army, using Turkish-made UAVs. The enemy air force operates at a standoff distance from aid defense engagement zoneAir-to-surface long-range missiles are being used,” Stepanyan said.Editing by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029578.html?fbclid=IwAR3WIRIesPaf0TmtRjEFAjtbpwhgsYB8u5nlgJLOfe5diWFNx71Z8tGi394 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am Armenia lawmaker calls on Azerbaijanis to realize that Turkey is using them as puppets and captives SaveShare 12:45, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Amid the Turkish-backed Azerbaijani attack on Artsakh, Armenia Ruling My Step bloc Member of Parliament Babken Tunyan says an independent state of Azerbaijan as such “doesn’t de facto exist no more.”“Azerbaijan as an independent state as such de-facto doesn’t exist no more. Instead, a Turkish province with the name of Azerbaijan exists. And Turkey is using the resources (human, territorial, positional, mining, financial and other) of this province through its puppet Aliyev regime to solve its own problems and achieve some geopolitical goals. The sooner the people of Azerbaijan – including national minorities (Lezgins, Talishs, Tats and others) - realize this the better for themselves,” Tunyan said on social media. He said that when the Azerbaijani people realize this, they will also realize that their country has long been captured without a war and that bargaining are taking place at the expense of their own lives. He said the Azerbaijani people should realize that their enemy aren’t the Armenians, but the Turkish and Azeri ruling regimes that are holding them as captives.“And they will perhaps also realize that they have been dragged into a game where they are sacrificed soldiers from the beginning. The world realizes this, but continues tolerating the spread of this cancer. But there is no difference for us, we must rely on ourselves because that’s what history has taught us,” he said.Tunyan said Armenians are fighting for their existence, their spirit, history, culture and values. “We are destined for victory from the beginning and we will win!”Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029594.html?fbclid=IwAR0wXvRcLVipUDmn0sAGfCshS0n6vN3hzEtsIwdxcc6tAHBdMrBQ8C-wpcc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am Armenian President informs Egyptian counterpart about war provoked by Azerbaijan SaveShare 13:59, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian sent letters to the leaders of several countries of the Arab world, informing them about the military operations unleashed by Azerbaijan on the border with Armenia and the line of contact with Artsakh, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.“I must inform you with pain and major dissatisfaction that Azerbaijan has launched a new attack on the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), targeting also the civilian population. While I am writing this letter, dozens of civilians and servicemen have already been killed or wounded in both sides”, the Armenian President said in his letter addressed to President of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Sarkissian stated that in the past months the leadership of Azerbaijan has always voiced its plan to solve the conflict through war.The Armenian President asked his Egyptian counterpart to use all his ties and reputation in the international arena aimed at immediately stopping the bloodshed and human sufferings.“The conflict can and should be solved only through negotiations. It has no military solution. We have proved this in the past and will prove it again”, the letter said.Editing and translating by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029606.html?fbclid=IwAR3Jx6q3TWqM1M6NC5QP_FRKqU-Q0iyGtt0HYPU_MHW4zseY0-FOfeE0aag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am Azerbaijan again deploys Turkish F-16s in Artsakh SaveShare 14:24, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Today Azerbaijan employed Turkish F-16 multifunctional aircrafts in the northeastern and then southern directions of the Defense Army of Artsakh, Armenian defense minister’s spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said on Facebook.“At this moment, intense fighting continues along the entire battle line. The Defense Army has noticeable achievements in several directions. The manpower and military-equipment losses of the enemy are increasing”, she said. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029613.html?fbclid=IwAR1ROylHYyxqetsK9ivjQdhrCduclv3x_isehajnPpan93YewNZmsnAdHVM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 The cowards only knows how to attack civilian targets. Armenpress.am 3 civilians dead in Artsakh as Azerbaijan launches aerial bombardment of Martakert town SaveShare 15:00, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Three civilians have been killed in the town of Martakert, Artsakh as a result of the Azerbaijani bombings, Artsakh’s President Arayik Harutyunyan’s spokesperson Vahram Poghosyan told ARMENPRESS.The death toll of civilians in Artsakh has reached 7, including two children, as Azeri forces continue to deliberately bombard civilian settlements. “An enemy warplane bombed the town of Martakert just now, killing three peaceful civilians, many are wounded. Official Baku is overtly attacking peaceful civilians, ignoring all norms of international law,” he said, extending condolences to the families of the victims.Azerbaijani Armed Forces lost nearly 800 troops with around 2000 wounded amid their attack on Artsakh.Nearly 80 UAVs, 7 gunships, 137 tanks and armored equipment, 1 warplane, 82 transportation vehicles, 3 engineering-technical armored equipment and 4 armored personnel carriers of the Azeri army were destroyed as of Sep. 29. As of September 29, the Artsakh military suffered 80 killed servicemen with 120 others wounded.Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029618.html?fbclid=IwAR1SIbXfaO_Q7ApXHwjqMp5Rcn0O4mLHHWzeJe5hsortTt_Aa3tcZoDcScs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am WATCH: Artsakh's countermeasures destroy Azeri combat equipment, outposts SaveShare 15:36, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. The Artsakh Defense Army destroyed Azerbaijani outposts and combat equipment, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said, posting footage from the strike.Heavy battles continue at the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact as the Artsakh Defense Army is repelling a massive Turkish-backed Azerbaijani offensive. Azerbaijani armed forces have launched aerial bombardments of the town of Martakert, killing three civilians on September 30, bringing the death toll among the civilian population in Artsakh to 7.[see video] Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029626.html?fbclid=IwAR0I0X9DPDfeKy-JD3I4XgUZ_VZx9y0NWNGiNP9ZJrXuIgEbzSK58VrVUWc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Turkey only understands the language of force, empty talk is useless! Action is needed, do it. Armenpress.am Chairman of SOC group in PACE slams Turkey for interfering in NK conflict SaveShare 15:40, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Chairman of the SOC group in Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, German lawmaker Frank Schwabe slammed Turkey for its “unacceptable” interference in the Artsakh-Azerbaijani conflict.“The interference of #Turkey in the conflict of #Armenia and #Azerbaijan is unacceptable. All military divisions must be withdrawn, fightings must be stopped and both sides should come together to negotiate in order to resolve the conflict in a peaceful manner,” he tweeted. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029627.html?fbclid=IwAR3YkwrjgukfPA2c9O8qdD8sX4Q0yL1zA2cvAemUYg-DtLhUCKkjBXqT-Dk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenians should have learned by now that relying to other countries is fruitless. They are all talk and no action, money talks and everything else walks. Armenpress.am International community must react immediately to information on using mercenaries against Artsakh SaveShare 16:21, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. The International community and especially human rights organizations have no right to ignore the information about Azerbaijan’s hiring of mercenaries from Syria for using them against Artsakh and Armenia, Ombudsman of Armenia Arman Tatoyan said on Facebook.“Turkey deployed mercenaries from northern part of Syria to Azerbaijan to use them against Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) and Armenia, according to regularly reported information in international media. It’s about 3,000-4,000 mercenaries, who are hired to participate in these days war activities against Artsakh and Armenia for 1,500-2,000 USD, according to the mentioned media sources. This information has been regularly confirmed by international media, some foreign human rights organizations. This information has been also confirmed by some Artsakh sources.This new is exceptionally worrying; it may bring to humanitarian catastrophe being accompanied with not only human losses, but also with severities and destructions.It should be taken into account that air and artillery attacks launched by Azerbaijan from September 27 are accompanied with massive hate speech and aggressive calls for violence, including killings towards ethnic Armenians, population of Artsakh and Armenia. Apart from this, indiscriminate attacks against Artsakh and Armenia target civilian roads, gas pipelines, means of communication, etc., that are vital for peaceful population. All these elements are parts of one single chain.It is terrifying to imagine severity of crimes against humanity and war crimes that may be committed in these conditions.The UN Human Rights Council by its 42/9 resolution of 26 September 2019 has strongly condemned use of mercenaries to impede the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, considering mercenaries’ activities crimes and threat to security, peace and human rights.Therefore, the worldwide international community and especially human rights organizations must react immediately.Everything should be done to prevent today’s war activities through real steps rather formal calls.The International community and especially human rights organizations have no right to ignore this exceptionally worrying information by hiding under “political” reasons and exonerating this ignorance by “incapability” of their own mandates”, the Ombudsman’s statement says. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029638.html?fbclid=IwAR0vKaowXT091itEqA5fnm_wP0mpdwgmw3TyewBFAX3-SkYWTU64cOsBE7Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 What will you do, send us French cheese? Armenpress.am ‘I say to Armenia and to Armenians; France will play its role’ – Macron criticizes Turkey SaveShare 16:19, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the statements of Turkey, which is supporting Azerbaijan, over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.During a press conference in Latvia, Maron called Turkey’s militaristic rhetoric as “reckless and dangerous”. “France remains extremely concerned over Turkey’s bellicose comments in past hours. We do not accept that”, he said.The French President announced that he will discuss the NK conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump today in the evening, after reporting the EU leaders on the situation.Macron also voiced support to the Armenian people: “I say to Armenia and to the Armenians: France will play its role”, he said.On September 27 early morning the Azerbaijani military has launched a massive cross-border artillery attack on Artsakh, including on civilian settlements. Peaceful settlements are also under bombardment, including the capital city of Stepanakert.80 servicemen were killed and nearly 120 were wounded in Artsakh from the Azerbaijani attack.Armenia and Artsakh declared a martial law and mobilization.According to the latest data, the Azerbaijani side has suffered more than 790 human losses and 1900 wounded as a result of its aggression. The Artsakh side has destroyed a total of 7 Azerbaijani attacking helicopters, 74 UAVs, 137 tanks, 82 vehicles, 3 heavy engineering armored equipment, 1 aircraft, as well as TOS-1A heavy artillery system.Editing and translating by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029637.html?fbclid=IwAR3I8Q-bjWzKpw0DOqegksQ8BsJV1NqZWajeuwcWjucbvVQ1bbIfUuZghHQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am Heads of EU Member States to urge 3rd countries not to interfere in NK developments SaveShare 18:11, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. The Heads of the EU Member States will urge 3rd countries not to interfere in the situation over Nagorno Karabakh during October 1-2 summit, ARMENPRESS reports a high level EU official told the reporters in Brussels.To the question if there will be statements adequate to the situation, the official said, ''Yes, there will be''. The diplomat also said that the leaders of the EU will urge the conflicting sides to immediately cease military operations. ''There will be calls to immediately cease the military operations, since the situation is extremely concerning'', he said, adding that on the eve of the EU summit, the President of the European Council Charles Michel is holding talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Armenia and Azerbaijan.On September 27 early morning the Azerbaijani military has launched a massive cross-border artillery attack on Artsakh, including on civilian settlements. Peaceful settlements are also under bombardment, including the capital city of Stepanakert.80 servicemen were killed and nearly 120 were wounded in Artsakh from the Azerbaijani attack.Armenia and Artsakh declared a martial law and mobilization.According to the latest data, the Azerbaijani side has suffered more than 790 human losses and 1900 wounded as a result of its aggression. The Artsakh side has destroyed a total of 7 Azerbaijani attacking helicopters, 75 UAVs, 137 tanks and armored vehicles, 82 vehicles, 3 heavy engineering armored equipment, 1 aircraft, as well as 2 TOS-1A heavy artillery systems, 1 Smerch and 1 Uragan multiple rocket launch systems.Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029659.html?fbclid=IwAR2JCdVjefIxehFY7BR-GDxzIHGEKtjjomN6WzV5mnU82PSDh0Ai4Tp5tuE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am The response will be instant and destructive - warns Armenian Ministry of Defense SaveShare 18:16, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. The Defense Ministry of Armenia officially informs that the information actively spread by the Azerbaijani media that allegedly the Armenian side today used Tochka U tactical missile is an obvious lie and does not correspondent to the reality.''At the same time we strictly warn that if the Azerbaijani side plans to use this disinformation for retaliating by using a similar or larger and longer-range missile systems, the respond will be instant, powerful and extremely destructive'', ARMENPRESS reports spokesperson of MoD Armenia wrote on her Facebook page. Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029661.html?fbclid=IwAR0DZ0AgiQUMOr7CCdC8gZDmyU2GJRApgx7CeylpahrtL1llL9W8tOfOvb4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am Turkey takes over control of Azerbaijani air operations against Artsakh – Defense Ministry SaveShare 18:25, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan has surrendered the control over air operations against Artsakh to the air forces of Turkey, ARMENPRESS reports MoD spokesperson of Armenia Shushan Stepanyan wrote on her Facebook page.''Starting from 10:00 two F-16 fighter jets of the air force of Turkey, as well as SU-25 jets of the Azerbaijani armed forces, Bayraktar UAVs taking off from Kurdamir carried out air strikes against the civilian settlements in Hadrut and Martuni regions from high altitudes. The air operations are controlled from Turkish E7-T air remote command post from Erzurum-Kars section. It's possible that the command staff of the Turkish air forces are in the airplane. In addition, in some distance from Hadrut region border Turkish command post for UAVs operates, which directly controls the strikes of Azerbaijani striking jets’', she said, adding that the mentioned information is recorded and monitored from the joint command post of air defense and aviation.Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029662.html?fbclid=IwAR3YkwrjgukfPA2c9O8qdD8sX4Q0yL1zA2cvAemUYg-DtLhUCKkjBXqT-Dk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am MoD releases footage of Artsakh forces occupying Azerbaijani military position SaveShare 18:36, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Spokesperson of the Defense MInistry of Armenia Shushan Stepanyan posted a footage of the Artsakh forces occupying an Azerbaijani position on her Facebook page.''The occupation of an Azerbaijani position'', ARMENPRESS reports Stepanyan wrote.[see video] Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029663.html?fbclid=IwAR0np2zYCTeVySk6jdDC5wK3eXlcgDhOJFgaZEFxfL6wIWWfZ4ebtmoPzF4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Armenpress.am Syria condemns any attack on Armenian lands – Ambassador SaveShare 18:40, 30 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Syria condemns any attack against the Armenian lands, ARMENPRESS reports Ambassador of Syria to Armenia Mohammad Ahmad Haj Ibrahim told Al-Watan news.‘’Syria has always supported a peaceful settlement enshrined in UN resolutions, as well as in the OSCE Minsk Group principles. Today the Azerbaijani troops are encroaching on the line of contact, the Armenian army carries out self-defense and it should be emphasized that Turkish F-16 fighter jets and artillery also support the Azerbaijani army’’, the Ambassador said. The Ambassador also noted that Turkey is trying to de-stabilize the Caucasian region following similar acts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and the Middle East.Editing and translating by Tigran SIrekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029665.html?fbclid=IwAR0LSAvR6oAZT2TQyLoGp9IpHVd0PiFACvfrFxFs-zLfGBjdsKORxu-q0BE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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