Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Public Radio of ArmeniaOct 14 2020 Azerbaijan seeks to expand the geography of the Karabakh conflict – Armenia MFA Azerbaijan seeks to expand the geography of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, by attacking and resorting to open aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.The comments come after the Ministry of Defense issued a statement informing that on October 14, the Azerbaijani armed forces targeted military installations and equipment on duty within the territory of the Republic of Armenia, in the Vardenis region, based only on groundless assumptions that the equipment was “ready to strike at peaceful settlements in Azerbaijan.”“It is obvious that Azerbaijan is not only refusing to implement the ceasefire which should have been established on the basis of joint statement of the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, agreed on October 10 at the initiative of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, but also with blatant instigation of Turkey, seeks to expand the geography of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, by attacking and resorting to open aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia,” teh Foreign Ministry stated.It added that all the actions undertaken by the Azerbaijani side will receive an adequate response with the means at the disposal of the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia. “We strongly condemn Azerbaijan’s attempts of armed aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia and warn that Azerbaijan’s provocative actions will lead to irreversible military-political consequences, for which the leadership of Azerbaijan bears full responsibility,” the Ministry stated. https://en.armradio.am/2020/10/14/azerbaijan-seeks-to-expand-the-geography-of-the-karabakh-conflict-armenia-mfa/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 I hope the verification doesn't take months. TASS, RussiaOct 14 2020 Russia is checking data on attacked object in ArmeniaEarlier on Wednesday, Yerevan stated that Baku attacked military equipment in Armenian territoryMOSCOW, October 14. /TASS/. Russian military agencies are checking data on an affected object in Armenian territory, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Wednesday."Our military agencies are verifying this information, they are in constant touch with their colleagues on both sides," the Kremlin representative noted. He reiterated that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu conducted phone conversations with colleagues from Armenia and Azerbaijan. "This information [on the destroyed object in Armenian territory] is being checked and analyzed," the spokesman reiterated.In response to the question about possible engagement of the CSTO mechanisms in this case, the Kremlin representative proposed to wait for the results of the inquiry.Earlier on Wednesday, Yerevan stated that Baku attacked military equipment in Armenian territory. "On October 14, Azerbaijan’s armed forces delivered a strike on military equipment <...> in Armenian territory, <...> only assuming that this equipment may deliver a strike on Azerbaijan’s populated localities. Armenia’s armed forces reserve the right to attack any military object in Azerbaijan," Armenia’s Defense Ministry’s statement said. According to the agency, the attack occurred in an area bordering the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Karvachar (Kalbajar).https://tass.com/politics/1212105 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Armenpress.am 'Not a single missile, shell or bullet was fired on Azerbaijan'- Armenia on unprovoked Azeri strike SaveShare 10:35, 14 October, 2020YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani military has hit an on-duty military equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces deployed in the territory of the Republic of Armenia in the area bordering Karvajar, the Defense Ministry of Armenia said.“On October 14, the Azerbaijani armed forces targeted on-duty military equipment in the territory of the Republic of Armenia in the area bordering Karvajar, based solely on assumptions that this equipment was allegedly on stand-by to strike Azeri settlements. It’s needless to mention that the Azeri defense ministry’s claim can’t have any grounds. In fact, the Azerbaijani military-political leadership, based solely on assumptions, allow themselves targeting Armenian military equipment stationed in the territory of the Republic of Armenia that conduct routine military service. Reaffirming that so far not a single missile, shell or bullet has been fired from the territory of the Republic of Armenia in the direction of Azerbaijan, at the same time we are announcing that from now on the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia reserve the right to target in similar logic any military facility or military movement in the territory of Azerbaijan.The entire responsibility of changing the combat operations zone and logic falls entirely on the Azerbaijani military-political leadership.Fortunately, no one was killed or wounded in this Azeri attack,” the Defense Ministry of Armenia said in a statement.Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1031525.html?fbclid=IwAR0B8zvYFTKy6nVkR5QJh0Kh8-FWxfS53des0RSDO9Vq5pH-idqGhe415KI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Armenpress.am Artsakh shoots down SU-25 attack aircraft amid renewed Azerbaijani attacks SaveShare 10:48, 14 October, 2020YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. The Air Defense Forces of the Artsakh Defense Army have shot down an Azerbaijani SU-25 attack aircraft that was deployed by the Azeri military in the ongoing offensive on Artsakh, Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said.Despite the October 10 agreement on cessation of hostilities for humanitarian purposes, the Azeri armed forces have ignored the truce and launched renewed attacks on Artsakh from all directions. Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1031527.html?fbclid=IwAR0FDQzupXba1dfpdIJOfZrR90a5xEtAI-YWEKOlWLtPJZlFWVBND_KXtYQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Armenpress.am Recognize Artsakh: Israeli violinist supports Armenia SaveShare 13:59, 14 October, 2020YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Famous Israeli violinist Sergey Ostrovsky has expressed his support to Armenia and Artsakh amid the ongoing Azerbaijani aggression against Artsakh.“Very concerned by the aggression of Turkey via Azerbaijan against Armenia in Nagorno Karabakh, and bombing of Armenian cities and civilians. And very disappointed that my country sells guns to Azerbaijan. Business must have some moral values. Stop Azerbaijani aggression! Support Armenia!” he said on Facebook, using, #MusiciansForPeace #StrongArtsakh #RecognizeArtsakh hashtags. On September 27 Azerbaijan, with the support of Turkey, launched a massive attack against the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), by using all its ammunition, targeting also the civilian infrastructures both in Artsakh and Armenia. There are confirmed reports that there are mercenaries in the Azerbaijani army brought from Syria by Turkey for fighting against the Armenian side.On October 10 an agreement has been reached in Moscow between the Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers on cessation of hostilities in the NK conflict zone for humanitarian purposes. However, minutes after the agreement entered into force Azerbaijan again launched attacks against Artsakh and till now continues violating the humanitarian truce.Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1031548.html?fbclid=IwAR0FDQzupXba1dfpdIJOfZrR90a5xEtAI-YWEKOlWLtPJZlFWVBND_KXtYQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Armenpress.am ‘We must continue to live with an honor’ – President of Artsakh addresses all Armenians SaveShare 13:50, 14 October, 2020YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Artsakh is ready to assume the humanitarian responsibility without preconditions, which is deriving from the agreement on cessation of hostilities, President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan said, addressing the nation with a video message.“The large-scale war, unleashed by Azerbaijan, Turkey and international terrorism against Artsakh and the Armenian people, continues. During this period the Defense Army continues resisting in a heroic way and gives powerful counterattacks to the adversary, causing huge losses in its manpower and military equipment. Our compatriots from Armenia and the Diaspora demonstrate themselves at best during the battles. The participation of our combat friends, as well as our heroic soldiers in the defense of the Homeland is important”, he said. He highlighted the active efforts of Russia and the international community in ceasing the military actions and highly valued that mission.“As you know, recently a trilateral meeting at the initiative of the Russian President was held in Moscow, and a statement was made at least over a humanitarian ceasefire and resumption of negotiations, but what has happened so far? The adversary, by using the chance, the next day of the statement has launched more fierce military operations, almost at the entire length of the frontline, especially in the southern direction”, he said.Arayik Harutyunyan said there is only one way to make the ceasefire observed by the adversary, that is to force the ceasefire to the adversary. “We are in favor of starting the responsibility over the humanitarian mission without preconditions and continue the negotiations in the future for the peaceful solution of the conflict, although it’s already impossible in a peaceful way, but it’s not too late”, he said.The Artsakh President is confident that the adversary has chosen another path: it has chosen the path of eliminating first of all the Artsakh-Armenians, and then in case of success also Armenia, rather than solving the Karabakh issue. “We had more difficult times in 1992-1994 when there were military operations in the outskirts of Gandzasar, Askeran, Martuni, Hadrut and etc. We managed to win because we were believing in victory. Today as well we believe that we will win, we need to be united and most importantly to participate in the combat operations. I expect the active participation of my brothers, the Karabakh people living in the Diaspora, our brothers living in Armenia. Today is the crucial moment. We must continue to live with an honor: therefore, I call for not only material participation, which is very important, and I am thankful for that, but also for the physical participation. We need that. Thank you. We will win”, the President of Artsakh said. Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1031545.html?fbclid=IwAR0mZUYLVIc6V5azmUxSb3XSiQJAAgBFD5CsXGYpsTEiazjn9BV3MSfRiCQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Public Radio of ArmeniaOct 15 2020 European Court declines Turkey’s bid to lift interim measure requested by Armenia On 6 October 2020 the Court decided to apply Rule 39 of the Rules of Court for a second time in relation to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. It called on all States directly or indirectly involved in the conflict, including Turkey, to refrain from actions that would contribute to breaches of the Convention rights of civilians and to respect their obligations under the Convention.On 7 October 2020 the Government of Turkey requested that the Court reconsider its decision and lift the interim measure in so far as it was directed against Turkey.The Court reiterates that the indication of an interim measure under Rule 39 is an urgent action in situations where it perceives an imminent risk of irreparable harmThe indication is of a provisional nature and does not prejudge any subsequent examinations as to the admissibility and merits of thecase in question which would be made in adversarial proceedings.The decision of 6 October 2020 was taken on the basis of the evidence then available which indicated that certain Contracting States were directly or indirectly involved in the conflict. It was not addressed solely to Turkey, but to all the States concerned.Having examined the objections expressed by the Government of Turkey and again taking account of the serious and escalating nature of the conflict, the Court does not find any reason to amend its decision or to lift any part of the interim measure previously indicated. https://en.armradio.am/2020/10/14/european-court-declines-turkeys-bid-to-lift-interim-measure-requested-by-armenia/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 To the monsters agricultural worker is a target!Public Radio of ArmeniaOct 15 2020 Teenager injured in Azerbaijani drone strike on Armenia As a result of the aggressive actions of Azerbaijan in the territory of the Republic of Armenia, a 14-year-old child, who was driving to a field for agricultural work, was hit by a drone, Spokesperson for the Armenian Ministry of Health Alina Nikoghosyan informs.The teenager was taken to Surb Astvatsamayr Medical Center with multiple injuries. He is currently in the intensive care unit. The doctors assess his health condition as serious.The child has a fractured injury of the chest, left hemopneumothorax, right pneumothorax, abdominal rupture.https://en.armradio.am/2020/10/14/teenager-injured-in-azerbaijani-drone-strike-on-armenia/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 The president of Armenia, owned the German reporter! Armenpress.am Artsakh people fighting for protecting their homes, their history: Armenia’s President tells Bild SaveShare 14:29, 14 October, 2020YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian gave an interview to the German Bild periodical over the ongoing situation in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.Armenpress presents the full text of the interview: BILD: Mr. President, we have just come from Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno Karabakh, which has been shelled by the Azerbaijani army for two weeks now. However, the Armenian army is also attacking civilian targets in the neighboring country, for example recently in Ganja. People died there.Armen Sarkissian: “First of all, there is an announcement by the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia on this issue. I’ve got the assurances from my Minister of Defense and the Foreign Minister that Armenia was not instrumental in doing that”.BILD: But independent journalists were on the ground and have documented the extent of the destruction.Armen Sarkissian: “No, Armenia was not involved in that. I mean the Republic of Armenia, and I’m the President of the Republic of Armenia. You’re coming from Stepanakert. That is the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, the Republic Artsakh. You witnessed huge shellings there. How many days were you in Stepanakert?“BILD: Almost one week.Armen Sarkissian: “Did you see many shellings or was it just once?”We were in a basement every night.Armen Sarkissian: “That basically answers your question. This war was started by the Azeri side. From the first day, instead of all going to the negotiation table together, Azerbaijan decided that they have the right to start a war. To start a war and to not only kill young soldiers at the frontline and to bomb left and right, but also to bomb civilians. Civilians in villages. In many cities of Nagorno-Karabakh.If you are starting a war like that, you feel free to shell all the civilians and to use all possible types of weapons, including the air force, terrorists from Syria, Turkish military equipment, Turkish drones, and all of that. Do you expect that the other side will politely do nothing or that it will use the hunting knife?”But there is a difference between military and civil targets, after all!Armen Sarkissian: “Were you in Stepanakert? Is it a military target or a civilian target?”Yes, Stepanakert was attacked.Sarkissian: „So why doesn’t the international community condemn what the other side, together with Turkey, is doing? For more than two weeks now, they have been shelling civilians and killing civilians.“Chancellor Merkel calls for „both sides” to deescalate. Are you disappointed by the German reaction? Sarkissian: „Any tougher reaction in this case from anyone – from the international community, including Germany and the European Union, or from NATO – should, first of all, be towards Turkey. Because I think – as do a lot of other people – that the Turkish presence and activities in the war against Nagorno-Karabakh have dramatically changed the whole picture.If, as before, only Azerbaijan were involved, we would probably have seen a couple of days of fighting, and then it would have been stopped. The international community pleading to both sides for a ceasefire would have meant something for both sides.By „international community”, I mean not only Chancellor Merkel or President Macron or the European Union or something that we would have expected from NATO. But in the conflict, there is now a third party – which is Turkey. It is not part of the conflict. There is nothing for Turkey to fight for.Of course, they put forward excuses. Sometimes they say that the Azeris are ethnic brothers. I’m sorry, but their ethnic brothers go far beyond Central Asia, to Mongolia, to the north of China – will they also get involved in any problem there? Second, they are playing the old usual card about PKK fighters, which is complete nonsense. Third, they pretend to protect the energy resources and the pipeline, which is also nonsense. If the Armenians wanted to shoot that pipeline, they could have done so twenty years ago to prevent Azerbaijan from making billions.“Why does the Chancellor call for both sides to deescalate, in your view?Sarkissian: „It’s not my business to comment on what Chancellor Merkel is doing.“What would you want Germany to do?Sarkissian: „That’s a different story. I wish Germany would realize that the situation we’re now facing in Caucasus is very dangerous. It’s not only dangerous for the people in Nagorno-Karabakh, the people in Artsakh, who fought in the first war for several years. Everybody was saying: how on earth does this small country want to win the war against Azerbaijan that was supported by Turkey? But they won.“What could Germany do?Sarkissian: „The situation has become much more geopolitically complex. Because now Turkey is on the ground in Azerbaijan. It’s there with military forces, with drones, with airplanes, and many other things. And some analysts think that it is there to stay. Not in order to protect the pipelines, but to control them. If that is the case, if we look at the future geopolitically, we will see a very unstable Caucasus – which is not good for anyone in the region and beyond. Turkey will control the energy resources, not only in Azerbaijan, but also at the Caspian Sea and in Central Asia. In some sense, Europe is then also a hostage of Turkey, because Turkey will control the oil and the gas that comes from the Caspian Sea to the European Union.“What could that mean for Germany?Sarkissian: „Germany and part of the European Union are getting oil and gas from that source. If you then have a country that has already created centres of political instability all around itself … Look at what’s happening in Libya. What is Turkey doing in Libya? They were in Egypt before. When they are talking about the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, then what about them crossing the border to Iraq? Or the border to Syria? What about them having conflicts with Cyprus and Greece? What about now entering Armenia?“Let’s become more concrete! Do you expect EU/NATO sanctions against Turkey?Sarkissian: „I’m not the one to expect Germany, the European Union, NATO to do something. But expect them to use all of their possible means of putting pressure on Turkey.“Would you prefer sanctions?Sarkissian: „Let’s not do „ifs.” That’s wishful thinking: would you prefer this or that? I would prefer anything that the European Union, Germany, NATO or other EU countries will find suitable for putting pressure on Turkey in order to stop its intervention in this conflict concerning Nagorno-Karabakh.“How do you assess the so-called “ceasefire” that, in principle, has been in place since Saturday?Sarkissian: „First of all, the ceasefire is partly kept, but not fully. As you have said yourself: immediately after the ceasefire, there was shelling from the Azeri side.“Are you concerned that the war might escalate into a large-scale proxy war?Sarkissian: „I’m definitely very worried that this conflict could get out of hand. I’m concerned, first of all, because there is a third player. If this only concerned Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan, I would be much more hopeful that the conflict can be contained. But with Turkey involved and with the Turkish attitude that we can see in the whole region, I am very uncomfortable with this situation. There is another component, which is Turkey bringing mujahidin or militant Islamists into the conflict.This makes everything completely unstable. These are my concerns and I’m saying to all of our friends that just appealing to the sides for a ceasefire is not enough. We cannot close our eyes before the involvement of Turkey. You were there, you’ve probably seen with your own eyes how Turkish drones are used in Stepanakert and other places. They are using their aircrafts. They are using their artillery, which is stopping the anti-aircraft systems.“How could Erdogan be stopped?Sarkissian: „There is only one way: by putting pressure on him. Involving a third party and then a fourth party will increase the escalation level even further. Armenia is very careful here. To this day, when there is a full-scale war, Armenia has not announced its recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh. Do you know why? In all of these years, Armenia decided not to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh in order not to disturb the process of peace talks – to give peace talks a chance and to come up with a final solution that is acceptable for all. This is why Armenia didn’t want to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.“According to the UN, in terms of international law, Karabakh belongs to Azerbaijan. Why has Armenia never acknowledged that?Sarkissian: „At the moment, there is a war. As to international law – the Armenian side is saying: what about the right of people who are living on their own land? Armenians have not occupied Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenians have been living there for thousands of years. You were there: there are monasteries from the 4th and 5th century. Where was Azerbaijan back then or the Turks? There were not even in Anatolia those days.So this is their (the Armenians’) native land. What they are fighting for is to protect their homes, their history, their dignity, their religion, and many other things. To say that Armenians are invaders and that the Azeris are there in order to free Karabakh from the Armenians is, in my vocabulary – and in that of international law – called ethnic cleansing. Not territorial integrity. Don’t forget that the only time when Azerbaijan had some jurisdiction over Nagorno-Karabakh was under the Soviet Union.If we consider the laws of the Soviet Union to be the laws that the international community has to obey, then tell me please! It is only 65 years ago that Azerbaijan was given Nagorno-Karabakh by Comrade Stalin. If international law recognizes what Comrade Stalin has created or designed, then tell me! So when we are talking about international law, about integrity, and even human rights, the basic value is the right of these people. Ask an elderly grandmother and a young boy in Nagorno-Karabakh: do they trust the Azerbaijanis?65 years ago, Nagorno-Karabakh was an autonomous region of Azerbaijan. Even under Soviet rule, they were trying everything to carry out the ethnic cleansing, to get rid of the Armenians on their ethnic land. Do they trust the Azeris? No. Is there a solution or security for them? Can they accept anything less than their independence? The answer is no. For a simple reason: they had the highest level of autonomy in the Soviet Union, in Soviet Azerbaijan. Because the guarantor of that autonomy was the government of the Soviet Union. But even under that high guarantee of security, Azerbaijan did everything: closing Armenian schools, forcing people out, and a lot of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh left Azerbaijan.“Currently, weapons, including drones, are also delivered to Azerbaijan by Israel. Are you hopeful that these deliveries will be stopped?Sarkissian: „It is always good to have hope. I spoke to the President of Israel. This was a couple of days ago. Of course, Israel is a parliamentary republic. The President is not in charge of these arms deliveries, but the government. I made it clear that I have three points to make.Number one: the contract between Israel and Azerbaijan says that Israel will supply defensive systems. What we have seen in Nagorno-Karabakh is that the Israeli systems are used offensively. So it’s either a breach of contract, or offensive systems were supplied, not defensive systems. Number two: these systems are used against the civilian population. That is a violation of international law. Number three: under such circumstances, there is always an “act of God” for every contract. So if there is an uncontrollable situation, the contract stops until the situation is resolved.Supplying weapons to one of the parties during a war is against international law. I made that clear to my colleague, the President of Israel. We in Armenia believe that this is an unfortunate situation. I asked him: please, Mr. President, I need answers to my three questions. Why on earth are defensive weapons becoming offensive weapons? Why are these weapons used against the civilian population? Why does the Israeli government not stop the deliveries during a war? They can deliver whatever is in the contract after the war is over.Unfortunately, I have not received an answer yet. I know – because worldwide, we have a lot of friends, Jewish friends – that a lot of people are unhappy about what the Israeli government is doing. A government that represents a nation that suffered the Holocaust – against a nation that suffered a genocide. I think this is morally unacceptable. Again: it’s the government, not the people.“There is a stream of refugees from Karabakh.Sarkissian: „I’m not going to give a number, and when you speak of half the population, this is basically children and elderly people. They are in Yerevan, they are well taken care of, they are in houses. People are very organized, very disciplined. They are self-organized. Even before the government and the Ministry of Social Affairs they started … Generally, the population started doing everything in order to take care of these people. But they are here temporarily, they will go back.“Do you need any help from the international community?Sarkissian: „Of course! We need help to stop this bloody war. Because who is suffering under it? The children. Because why would you, for example, leave your children and the elderly in Stepanakert when the enemy is bombing Stepanakert? If the enemy were more humane and would just fight on the frontline, everyone would stay in Stepanakert. Why should they leave the city?But they left because of the shelling of civilians. And it wasn’t just one bomb that killed people, and not two bombs. There is shelling every day! Look at Stepanakert from the air. You are German. It looks like German cities during the Second World War. It is going to be something like that.So how on earth can it be that, in the 21st century, in 2020, we are allowing Turkey – together with Azerbaijan – to commit this crime? All of these people will go back, because it is their homeland. When they see something happening to their fathers, husbands, they will go back. I know these women. Maybe they leave their children, but they will go back. Because they are there in order to win.“ https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1031551.html?fbclid=IwAR0s6zOeYx6lN0hvcurc2r3u6G3QID_7_4yOXhtG1yD_wSRX7MrU_jSrs7k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Armenpress.am ‘Will the world allow another Hitler's rise?’ – Pashinyan’s address on Turkish-Azeri attacks SaveShare 14:37, 14 October, 2020YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. In an address to the nation on September 14, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said “the Turkish-Azerbaijani terrorist preliminary plan on taking over Nagorno Karabakh and the adjacent regions with a blitzkrieg” has failed thanks to the Armenian army’s heroic generals, officers, non-commissioned officers, sergeants, soldiers, volunteers, militia-members, and the joint work and efforts of the public administration system – the government, the parliament, local self governing bodies and other state agencies.“The terrorist war unleashed by Turkey and Azerbaijan against Artsakh continues for already 18 days. Prior to addressing the situation at the frontline, I find it noteworthy to emphasize that today it is extremely important for us to understand the created military-political situation, but this in turn requires understanding the reasons and conditions of this war’s outbreak,” Pashinyan said. Pashinyan said that in the negotiations process over Karabakh, Azerbaijan had step by step reached a point where it was putting a demand before the Armenian people, the Armenians of Karabakh to refuse from their own rights.“That demand was basically the following: immediately surrender 5 of the 7 territories to Azerbaijan, present a clear timetable of surrendering the remaining two territories and record that any status of Nagorno Karabakh must be as part of Azerbaijan. Moreover, the clarification of Nagorno Karabakh’s status was to have no reason-consequence connection whatsoever with the process of surrendering the territories. Meaning, territories were to be surrendered not in exchange of status, but peace, otherwise Azerbaijan was threatening to solve the issue through war. Our government, that inherited this base of negotiations, or more accurately – the final destination of negotiations, basically refused to discuss the issue in such way because it was unacceptable.In these conditions, when we were trying to clearly record that without specifying Artsakh’s status the settlement of the issue is impossible, Azerbaijan was refusing from any serious discussions around the status, by basically saying that the only status Artsakh could have was something autonomous within Azerbaijan. And basically a basis of a framework was being placed according to which Karabakh was to be completely cleansed from Armenians. At the same time Azerbaijan was developing bellicose rhetoric and advocating Armenophobia,” Pashinyan said.He said that reforms and re-equipments were being carried out in the Armenian military during the past two and a half years, trying to create real pre-requisites to the “there is no military solution to the Karabakh issue” model. He said that the Armenian army’s victory in successfully defending the country from the 2020 July attacks by Azerbaijan proved for many the unexpected: the Azerbaijani army is unable to solve the Karabakh issue militarily. Pashinyan said that this fact was of shocking significance not only to Azerbaijan itself, but also many other countries, including first of all Turkey. Immediately after the July battles, unprecedented massive Turkish-Azeri joint military exercises began, large numbers of Turkish troops and military materiel was transported to Azerbaijan. Pashinyan said that during these drills once again they were convinced that the Azeri army is unable to solve any issues in the near future and Turkey decided that from now on it is going to deal with the solution of the Karabakh conflict. “An unprecedented thing happened, Turkey began overtly and publicly threatening Armenia, at the same time it transferred large numbers of terrorists and mercenaries from Syria to the Karabakh conflict zone, realizing that the Azeri army’s forces alone aren’t sufficient for solving their task.In this situation we tried to utilize strategic deterrent mechanisms, with the simple calculation that if Turkey achieves its goals in South Caucasus it will unavoidably lead to a chain reaction and therefore the countries in the region and outside of it which will unavoidably become subjects of this destabilization must take strategic deterrent actions. In this phase, however, an unusual circumstance was recorded. A number of countries having strategic deterrent opportunities did not duly evaluate the danger by continuing to view the issue in the context of the Karabakh conflict and basically considering that it is the “territories for peace” formula that could save the situation.This, certainly being unacceptable for us, is very similar to the Munich agreements of 1938, when some European countries yielded Czechoslovakia to Germany for so called peace. You all know what happened then. And now the question is the following, will the world allow the development of a new Hitler, this time in this part of Asia?The war against Artsakh started not unexpectedly for us. We knew and we were waiting: the question was when and from where specifically will the enemy attack.The Defense Army of Artsakh is really fighting heroically from the first seconds. The Turkish-Azerbaijani terrorist mercenary alliance launched the most powerful attack on Artsakh, with tanks, armored vehicles, missiles, artillery, warplanes, helicopters, multirole unmanned aerial vehicles, enormously large number of troops, including several thousands of commandos from Turkey, and according to some data also from Pakistan, as well as mercenaries and terrorists from Syria.During the first week the adversary didn’t have any single strategic or territorial success even when it had unlimited supplies and personnel, while Artsakh and Armenia were acting basically in blockade. During this period the adversary lost huge numbers of equipment, large number of personnel, and a part of these losses were mercenary terrorists, which Azerbaijan wasn’t worried about at all. While every drop of our blood is filling us with sorrow, not mentioning the huge number of victims that we have now. The statement adopted in Moscow last Friday and our participation in that process was aimed at preventing further losses, which envisaged a humanitarian ceasefire, complete exchange of bodies, prisoners of war and other detainees, return to negotiations under the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship with the logic of speedily settling the issue.Azerbaijan, however, did not adhere to the ceasefire agreement not even for a second and till now continues attacks, at the same time obstructing the development of ceasefire monitoring mechanisms.This means that Azerbaijan continues adhering to its initially declared political line and has put an objective of fully occupying Nagorno Karabakh,” Pashinyan said.Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1031554.html?fbclid=IwAR1rqPrCD778feGQVbvQCOF74JYh3p_6WqArn1nRH0O_d3eK5VoYIIdpls4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Yahoo! NewsOct 14 2020 Turkish arms sales to Azerbaijan surged before Nagorno-Karabakh fighting ReutersBy Ece ToksabayANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's military exports to its ally Azerbaijan have risen six-fold this year, with sales of drones and other military equipment rising to $77 million last month alone before fighting broke out over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, according to exports data.The figures compiled by the Turkish Exporters' Assembly, which groups more than 95,000 exporting companies in 61 sectors, show Azerbaijan bought $123 million in defence and aviation equipment from Turkey in the first nine months of 2020.Most of the purchases of drones, rocket launchers, ammunition and other weapons arrived were after July, when border clashes between Armenian and Azeri forces prompted Turkey and Azerbaijan to conduct joint military exercises.Sales jumped from $278,880 in the month of July to $36 million in the month of August, and $77.1 million in just September, the data showed. Military sales to Azerbaijan in the first nine months of 2019 totalled $20.7 million.Fighting between Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces broke out on Sept. 27 over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountain enclave which is recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan but is governed and populated by ethnic Armenians."Azerbaijan clearly turned to Turkey for help ... and wasted no time realising that the threat would grow," said Istanbul-based defence analyst Turan Oguz."Ankara is very determined in providing Baku with its needs," he said. "The strong defence cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey is getting stronger by the day."Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has backed Azerbaijan and said Armenians must withdraw from Nagorno-Karabakh.Ankara, which wants a role in ceasefire talks, says it is not directly involved in the fighting. But Azeri officials have touted their use of Turkish armed drones, which have spearheaded Ankara's military operations in Syria, Iraq and Libya.The surge in arms sales reflects Turkey's growing cross-border influence in the region, and is one measure of how quickly Azerbaijan embraced Ankara before the flare-up of the decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.MILITARY MIGHTAsked about the data, a Turkish defence ministry representative referred to statements by Minister Hulusi Akar, who said late last month Turkey will support Azerbaijan "with all our means."Russia has long been the chief weapons supplier to both Azerbaijan and Armenia, with which it has a defence pact.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told Reuters on Tuesday that only a change in Turkey's stance could prompt Azeris to halt military action in Nagorno-Karabakh, but he gave no indication he saw any sign of a shift.In September, Azerbaijan jumped to the top of the list of Turkish arms buyers, followed by Oman and the United States with $63 million each, the exports data shows.Authorities in Turkey say the country has become the world's fourth largest drone producer since Erdogan increased domestic production to reduce reliance on Western arms.Oguz, the analyst, said drones being used in Nagorno-Karabakh included the Bayraktar TB2, produced by a company launched by Selcuk Bayraktar, an aerospace engineer who in 2016 married Erdogan's daughter.Turkish-made smart ammunition is also apparent in battlefield videos released by Azerbaijan's defence ministry, Oguz said.(For a graphic of arms sales, click: https://graphics.reuters.com/ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN/TURKEY-ARMS/ygdvznyamvw/media-embed.html)(Graphic: Turkey's arms exports to Azerbaijan surge, https://graphics.reuters.com/ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN/TURKEY-ARMS/oakvenzyxpr/chart.png) https://news.yahoo.com/turkish-arms-sales-azerbaijan-surged-135954964.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Armenpress.am Political scientist calls Azerbaijan’s targeting of Artsakh hospital a crime against humanity SaveShare 17:21, 14 October, 2020YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Political scientist Narek Galstyan says the targeting of a civilian hospital in Artsakh by the Azerbaijani armed forces is a war crime against humanity.The political scientist told Armenpress that Azerbaijan is constantly violating the international norms and humanitarian law in this war. “Azerbaijan is repeatedly violating the international legal norms, the humanitarian law, also during the war. I do not see anything extraordinary in Azerbaijan’s actions, and as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today, unfortunately, today the international community, which should have observed that agreements, norms, is not giving an adequate response”, he said.Narek Galstyan added that the actions of Azerbaijan and its supporter Turkey are a challenge of a physical security to the Armenian people.“This is a vital security issue for us, at this moment it is a challenge by them directed to the physical security, it’s obvious. At this moment both are not only adversaries, but also hostile states which seek at least our defeat. Judging from the style of actions, they are ready to commit also war crimes against humanity and they actually do it”, he said.On October 14 Azerbaijani armed forces have targeted a hospital in Artsakh where civilian patients are also being treated.Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1031573.html?fbclid=IwAR3EpM4CVf2o0M5T0UC4PVDNyQc6RuZT-bV5NCyxMf5vdnKa630qsvCns8M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Armenpress.am Bill on recognizing Artsakh submitted to lower house of French Parliament SaveShare 16:06, 14 October, 2020YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Bill on recognizing the Republic of Artsakh has been submitted to the National Assembly (lower house of the parliament) of France, Executive Director of the Armenian National Interest Fund (ANIF) Davit Papazyan told Armenpress, adding that the Fund has carried out major organizational and coordinated works on this direction together with its French partners.“For 10 days we have been working with former prime minister of France Dominique de Villepin (member of ANIF board of director), local reporters, MPs, explaining them what is happening in the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact since September 27, were presenting also Turkey’s role and engagement of mercenaries which completely changes the picture. We have explained that the only real political way of the settlement is the recognition of the independence of Artsakh by the international community. And as people in the French Parliament quickly understand the reality, the bill has entered into the National Assembly of France today in the morning”, he said. The bill is expected to be debated in coming weeks.Papazyan thanked his French partners for the support to the settlement of the Artsakh issue and the restoration of justice.He stated that similar activities are also being carried out in London and Rome.Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1031567.html?fbclid=IwAR0WhrBOqT6BfsQ8i1SrPS3a45NXylLmNbVz7fa63tbg5H43lROh5czMdmg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Armenpress.am Armenia denies Azerbaijani information of Armenian National Hero being killed SaveShare 17:48, 14 October, 2020YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. The Defense Ministry of Armenia denies the Azerbaijani information that Ruben Sanamyan, National Hero of Armenia, has been killed. The Defense Ministry released a footage, where Sanamyan himself denies the information.[see video] ‘’The Azerbaijani propaganda machine has been spreading information since early morning that allegedly National Hero of Armenia Ruben Sanamyan has been killed. This news caused the truest joy in the enemy's armed forces. The Azerbaijani media spread it with happiness, presenting it as a proof of their victory.‘’Zinuj media’’ talked with captain Sanamyan in one of the most difficult parts of the frontline, who is alive and healthy and continues to excellently carry out his military tasks. Captain Sanamyan complaint that by that act Azerbaijanis ‘’take his valuable time’’, ARMENPRESS reports Defense Ministry spokesperson Sushan Stepanyan said.Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1031580.html?fbclid=IwAR17eGYHhlVaDkeL8VUp1OqXXIAfzevdJ5nkf57D0jawn2yeKHUaTE_ldiM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Voice of AmericaOct 14 2020 On the Ground with Families Fleeing Bombs in Battle for Nagorno-KarabakhBy VOA News NAGORNO-KARABAKH - "Hey, hey, let's go there," said one man to another, as sirens started to wail. The sirens were supposed to go off before the strikes, but on Friday that wasn't the case. The men dashed across the street and into a basement surrounded by sandbags in Nagorno-Karabakh's regional capital, Stepanakert, as bombs continued to explode. After more than two weeks of renewed fighting in this nearly 30-year-old conflict, more people can be found underground than on the streets. In the basement, a man who called himself Lord Milord said this fight is different from the battles in 2016, and even from the war in the 1990s that left tens of thousands of people dead and more than a million displaced. Men sit outside an underground shelter before bombs and sirens go off in Nagorno-Karabakh, Oct. 9, 2020. (Yan Boechat/VOA)"The difference is the advanced weaponry," he said, smoking a cigarette in the dark of the underground bunker. "Before it was never so tense." About 40 kilometers away in Martuni, a town much closer to the front lines, Leonard Houhannisyan, 61, played a mournful tune on a broken piano. Only days after some places reopened last month from a coronavirus lockdown, drones began buzzing above, sometimes dropping bombs. The cultural center and music school where he used to perform was once again shuttered. Leonard Houhannisyan, 61, plays piano in a cultural center and music school that was bombed late last week in Nagorno-Karabakh, Oct. 11, 2020. (Yan Boechat/VOA)Late last week, a strike hit nearby, shattering windows and splintering furniture in some of the classrooms. "I am not a betrayer," Houhannisyan said, assessing the damage. "I was born here and I will not go anywhere." Contested region "Who goes where" is the central question of this war, with both Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians claiming Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway enclave, as their own. After battles of the 1990s, the region declared itself independent, even though it falls squarely within the internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan. It does not claim to be part of Armenia, but the current inhabitants and leaders are primarily ethnic Armenian, and Armenia is fighting for the region in this war. But the majority of people displaced in the 1990s were Azerbaijani, and now as many as a million people remain displaced from their homes, according to analysts. "They were forcibly expelled," said Zaur Shiriyev, a South Caucasus analyst with the International Crisis Group. "Now they want to go back." On Sunday, a strike hit Ganja, Azerbaijan's second-largest city, about 100 kilometers from the front lines, killing as many as nine civilians. Families said for them, the war has become a kind of "tyranny," uprooting their lives and harming their children. "One of my brothers' two houses is demolished," said Vesile Mehmedova, who rushed to the scene of the attacks fearing for her brother and his family, according to the Reuters news agency. "[My brother's] son and his wife are wounded. His older son is on the front line. What can I say? God forbid anyone living a day like this." A bombed-out home is seen in Nagorno-Karabakh, Oct. 10, 2020. (Yan Boechat/VOA)Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh and in Armenia itself say this war is an existential threat and they are defending their right to be a people with a homeland. Azerbaijanis say the area has been illegally occupied for nearly 30 years, and their people have the right to go home. Both sides blame each other for the violence and report civilian casualties among the hundreds of dead. Some estimates say half the population of Nagorno-Karabakh, about 75,000 people, has been displaced in recent weeks. In the basement in Stepanakert, Lord Milord pondered the possibility of Azerbaijanis and Armenians living peacefully together, as they did when they were Soviet republics. "I cannot imagine we can live together," he said. "But maybe we could live in peace." A man identifying himself as Lord Milord takes shelter underground after bombing in Nagorno-Karabakh, Oct. 9, 2020. (Yan Boechat/VOA)Elusive cease-fire Peace, however, seems far away. On Saturday, a Russia-brokered cease-fire was announced early in the morning, set to begin at noon local time. The purpose was to let the warring parties exchange prisoners and the bodies of their dead. By 1 p.m., both sides had accused the other of fresh violence, and a few hours later bombs could be heard again in Stepanakert. "Sooner or later it will be calm," said Pargev Martirosyan, archbishop of Artsakh, the Armenian local name for Nagorno-Karabakh. "Sooner or later every war will finish, will stop. But when it will come ... ." The archbishop trailed off, shrugging. A few minutes later a bomb went off, and he was ushered out the door and into the church basement. Windows were smashed and furniture splintered at a cultural center and music school in Nagorno-Karabakh, Oct. 11, 2020. (Yan Boechat/VOA)For now, the war is mostly between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but Turkey is already openly supporting Azerbaijan and Russia has a security pact with Armenia. These two powers are currently facing off in Libya and Syria, and some analysts fear another proxy war that could destabilize the region and beyond. International apathy could also make the war potentially more dangerous than ever before, according to Shiriyev, of the International Crisis Group. The United States has been notably quiet on the conflict, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying little, but, "We deplore the loss of human life and remain committed to a peaceful settlement," in a tweet on Tuesday. At the bombed-out music school, Houhannisyan, the pianist, questioned why the international community hadn't already taken action to stop the shelling of civilian towns. "What is the world thinking?" he asked. https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/ground-families-fleeing-bombs-battle-nagorno-karabakh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Empty talk! Armenpress.am USA calls on Turkey to stop supporting Azerbaijan SaveShare 19:32, 14 October, 2020YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Turkey is supporting Azerbaijan in Nagorno Karabakh conflict and Washington urges Turkey not to do so. ARMENPRESS reports, citing TASS, Secretary of the U.S. Department of State Mike Pompeo said in a briefing.‘’I talked to President Trump this morning. We are watching what’s taking place there. We have rejoined our European partners and many countries of the world, said that the ceasefire should be the start of the solution of the conflict. We have watched the reporting of civilian deaths. We have watched Turkey begin reinforce Azerbaijan. We have called on all international players to stay out of the region and not to continue reinforce trouble. We use all our diplomatic toolkit to reach a ceasefire and an outcome of the solution based on the international law’’, Pompeo said.[see video] Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1031590.html?fbclid=IwAR1Wqk3fzf9xp0WrAp6ozArteDpY2hBXftnlUJ0PCJw96odQKYD5_jucBTg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Nothing unexpected! Armenpress.am Turkey bans delivery of 100 tons of US humanitarian aid to Armenia through its airspace SaveShare 22:39, 14 October, 2020YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Turkey has banned the delivery of 100 tons of US humanitarian aid to Armenia through its airspace, ARMENPRESS reports High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan said in a press conference.‘’During these days nearly 700 tons of humanitarian aid have been delivered to Armenia from different counties – Russia, the USA, France, Ukraine, European countries, Javakhk, Tbilisi and this assistance is ongoing. There is another 100 tons of humanitarian aid, ready to be delivered from the USA, but Turkey has banned delivery of even humanitarian aid through its airspace, as a result of which that flight is being delayed’’, Sinanyan said. In addition to political support to Azerbaijan, Turkey also supports it in the battlefield, by using its air force and sending thousands of terrorists to fight against Armenians.Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1031608.html?fbclid=IwAR3PNmezzV8x6kOHsxSkhtnLlYRQjGtDjoJ7bS7F8H32zB8TAl8xC4k_JXw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Armenpress.am Clashes continue in Artsakh, Azerbaijan suffers heavy manpower losses – Military SaveShare 22:16, 14 October, 2020YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan resumed offensive operations starting from early morning, that continue up till now, ARMENPRESS reports representative of MoD Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan told in a press conference, adding that Azerbaijani armed forces also use air forces.‘’The Azerbaijani armed forces resumed offensive operations from early morning, particularly in the northern and southern directions’’, Hovhannisyan said, adding that the Azerbaijani armed forces intensively used heavy artillery and manpower, but used few armored vehicles. ‘’The losses of the Azerbaijani armed forces are quite notable, particularly in terms of manpower. During the day they also used air forces, which recorded no serious success’’, Hovhannisyan said.He noted that at the moment the clashes continue, but in the evening hours the intensity of attacks drops.Azerbaijani armed forces targeted a hospital on October 14. The Defense MIistry of ARtsakh assessed it as a war crime.In total, the Armenian side has reported 555 military casualties. Azerbaijan keeps number of casualties secret, but according to the estimates of the Armenian side, they have nearly 5500 casualties, including regular army servicemen and terrorists.Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1031603.html?fbclid=IwAR0YlbmWKKWD-KIWqxOnFWUseib5yBtHvGKK_ysWqYKqq2xHLwM7F-4E98k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 More empty talk! Asbarez.com Trump Aware Turkey is ‘Reinforcing Azerbaijan,’ Pompeo SaysOctober 14, 2020 http://asbarez.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-10.11.53-AM.pngSecretary of State Mike Pompeo during a press briefing on Oct. 14Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday confirmed that the United States is aware of Turkey’s involvement in the Karabakh conflict, saying Ankara is Ankara is “reinforcing” Azerbaijan.In his Wednesday morning briefing, Pompeo said he has discussed the matter with President Donald Trump.“I don’t want to get into the conversations that are ongoing and continue to be ongoing, but suffice it to say I spoke to President Trump about this just this morning briefly,” said Pompeo.“We are watching what’s taking place there. We have joined our European partners and, frankly, many countries around the world to ask that there be a ceasefire as a beginning of a solution to the conflict,” Pompeo said.“We have watched the reporting of civilians deaths. We have watched Turkey begin to reinforce Azerbaijan,” added Pompeo. “We have asked every international player to stay out of the region, not to continue to reinforce trouble. We are working to deliver that,” added Pompeo. The Secretary of State said the U.S. is using its “diplomatic toolkit to try to achieve an outcome that is a solution based on international law.”“It’s pretty straightforward, we are focused on it. We are paying a great deal of attention to it, and we’ve frankly done some work that I think increases the likelihood that the objectives that I just identified actually take place,” he added.In a Twitter post on Tuesday, Pompeo offered the same false-parity that has been emanating from the State Department for 30 years now in reference to the Karabakh conflict.“The United States calls on Azerbaijan and Armenia to implement their commitments to a ceasefire as agreed and cease targeting civilian areas, such as Ganja and Stepanakert. We deplore the loss of human life and remain committed to a peaceful settlement,” said Pompeo on Twitter, referring first to Azerbaijan’s second largest city, which was hit by one bomb last week and then Stepanakert, Artsakh’s capital, which has been under continuous shelling by Azerbaijan for more than week. http://asbarez.com/197564/trump-aware-turkey-is-reinforcing-azerbaijan-pompeo-says/?fbclid=IwAR3rjp0teAboqbNNiNxswup1QTtgCqubITwTxWvA9GjaVQbJLLGNXOJ3ZPo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 CIVILNET.AM 15 October, 2020 01:15 Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan has sent the following appeal to Armenians living outside of Armenia. “Dear Friends,Today, our homeland needs our protection more than ever before. Firstly, you have no moral right to leave your homes, grandfathers' graves, and your children's future unprotected. If any of you believe that you can find a dignified life, that you can live and create safely outside of Artsakh [Karabakh], you are sorely mistaken.We have historically had a unique opportunity to have a free and independent state, for which we have already paid a high price once before. This is our last battle, where we have no right to give up, where desertion means betrayal. This is our land. We cannot let the enemy in and allow him to desecrate our sanctities.Thus, I address you as proud citizens who have kept the dignity of the Armenian people high, as true patriots. Hurry to join your brothers who stand firm on their native land. Who, by standing at the frontline, by baking bread, by driving, are making our borders stronger.Come back before it's too late, because your actions will be assessed by the people and by history. Instead of cursing, choose the path of blessing.Artsakh is awaiting you all.” - Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan https://www.civilnet.am/news/2020/10/15/This-Is-Our-Last-War-We-Don-t-Have-the-Right-to-Give-Up-%E2%80%9D-Says-Karabakh-President/401767 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Daily Mail, UKOct 12 2020 The pogroms that the BBC never mentions Groong note:The link below has several news items and videos, so please scroll down the page to see the original report.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8829515/DOMINIC-LAWSON-Boris-Johnson-Covid-mistakes-scientists-admit-THEIRS.html 12 October 2020 - Dominic Lawson for the Daily Mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) Syria mercenaries brought to Azerbaijan are terrified of Armenian snipers in Artsakh10:13, 15.10.2020Region:Armenia, Karabakh, AzerbaijanTheme: Politics9SHARES Independent journalist Lindsey Snell, who was one of the first to tell the world about the Syrian terrorists fighting for Azerbaijan against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), has published new respective evidence.She wrote on Twitter what a Syrian National Army (SNA) militant, who recently returned from Azerbaijan, was saying.“SNA fighter, recently returned from Azerbaijan: ‘My cousins and I have fought in Syria this whole war, and we’ve never seen anything like this. In one battle, 45 of us were on a small hill. One sniper killed 8 Sultan Murad and 2 Hamza. The snipers are like we see in movies,”’ Snell wrote. Edited October 15, 2020 by Yervant1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 One more unexploded Israeli-made missile found in KarabakhOctober 15, 2020 - 19:05 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - One more unexploded missile of Israeli production that belonged to the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan has been discovered in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, Telegram Channel Voyenny Obozrevatel (Military columnist) reported on Wednesday, October 14.The Armenian side has found wreckages of a missile, identified as EXTended Range Artillery or Extra, developed and manufactured by Israel's IMI Systems (previously Israel Military Industries).It is a 306-mm heavy guided missile equipped with a 120 kg warhead (unitary or cluster) and launched from a multiple rocket system with a 20-150 km firing range.An Amnesty International investigation has confirmed the use of banned Israeli-made M095 DPICM cluster munitions against civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh.The Armenian side, meanwhile, has been publishing video and photo evidence that prove the deployment of cluster munitions. Azerbaijan has been targeting civilian settlements from the very first moments of starting a war along the Karabah line of contact on September 27. Armenian Defense Ministry representative Artsrun Hovhannisyan has said that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces are using Israeli-made LAR-160 multiple launch rocket systems to fire cluster munitions prohibited by humanitarian law into the civilians settlements of Karabakh.Sappers are now working to identify unexploded shells and bombs used by Azerbaijan against civilians and render them safe.Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Azeri troops shoot Armenian war prisoners deadOctober 15, 2020 - 18:05 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani troops have captured two Armenian prisoners of war and shot them dead, according to a video that contains graphic images and is now spreading on social media.For ethical reasons, PanARMENIAN.Net will not publish the video that proves once again that Azerbaijan continues to violate international humanitarian law by committing more and more war crimes.The video depicts the killing of a young soldier and an elderly man with a short gray beard after being taken prisoner by Azeri troops, who are seen grabbing the old man from his jacket and pushing him to the ground.The Azerbaijani soldiers then wrap both of them in Armenian flags and shoot them from machine guns for a long time.According to Karabakh Human Rights Defender Artak Beglaryan, the elderly man was a civilian.Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Austrian parliament condemns Turkish military interference in KarabakhOctober 15, 2020 - 12:22 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The Austrian parliament unanimously adopted a resolution on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday, October 15, Armenia's Embassy in Austria reports.The document, inter alia, condemns the Turkish military interference in the conflict and arms supply to Azerbaijan.With the resolution, the parliament proposes to the Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs to make efforts in different directions to alleviate the situation.According to the Austrian parliament, the Minister should urge the European Union to provide humanitarian assistance to the civilian population affected by the war, once again exerting its influence on all actors involved in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to ensure that humanitarian assistance is available to civilians.Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and mercenaries deployed by Ankara, launched a large-scale offensive against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages.Donations can be made to Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, which has launched a fundraising campaign to support humanitarian efforts in Karabakh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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