Yervant1 Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 What cooperation? I don't see any! All we get is excuses. Armenpress.am Armenia, Russia discuss course of bilateral defense cooperation SaveShare 16:23, 4 November 2022YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 4, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Defense Minister of Armenia Karen Brutyan met today with Russian Deputy Defense Minister, Colonel-General Aleksandr Fomin during his working visit in the Russian Federation, the Armenian Ministry of Defense said. The sides discussed the course of the bilateral military and military-technical cooperation, as well as other issues of mutual interest. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1096492.html?fbclid=IwAR3IHXAloSKSKE-i-4fHJqz6dXKTZzWV9RGLWfj369RWo7aLDyBuYotZlpM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MosJan Posted November 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Putler Happy Nov 9th ... kerson 28.5 SQ-Km.. just as big as Armenia By it's self.. i don't know whos right or wrong.. i just like to see you PuTler suffer.. don't know if you can fill Paine you backstabbing KGB outcast.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yervant1 Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 Armenpress.am “It wasn’t a preferred statement” – Nagorno Karabakh official on Russia’s UNSC speech on Lachin Corridor SaveShare 13:45, 21 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. The statement delivered by Russia at the UN Security Council meeting did not unequivocally reflect the actual situation around Lachin Corridor, the Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) State Minister’s advisor Artak Beglaryan told reporters. Beglaryan is holding a sit-in demonstration outside the UN Armenia office continuously since the Azeri blockade of Lachin Corridor began.“It wasn’t a preferred statement to say the least,” Beglaryan told reporters. “Meaning, given my status I am displaying restraint over certain assessments, but the fact that Russia’s statement was not reflecting the reality is definitely the case. I can only assume the reasons, they took into consideration various interests, interrelations, possible risks, but they are the ones who should comment why they made such a statement,” Beglaryan said. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1100196.html?fbclid=IwAR3ZF81rwX8Ni29z1zhkYq9uXq_CUeiGOdKQ_GFtGJ_Lxphrj7v5hTswH8o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 Armenpress.am Speaker of Parliament of Armenia describes Russia statement at UNSC as “negative” SaveShare 14:32, 21 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Alen Simonyan described Russia’s statement in the UN Security Council meeting as “negative” and said that an ally could have made a more targeted call. He said that more targeted calls were made by countries who don’t have close relations with Armenia. “This was done by countries who don’t have close relations with Armenia. I think Russia is either unable or unwilling, or simultaneously unable and unwilling,” Simonyan told reporters when asked to evaluate Russia’s speech at the UNSC session on Lachin Corridor.Simonyan noted however that he expected Russia to react in that way. “I am not surprised. These latest incidents and actions showed that it is possible to expect such a reaction, such an assessment from Moscow,” Simonyan added. He said that perhaps that kind of a reaction is due to the fact that it is the area of responsibility of the peacekeepers and in this way they are trying to reduce their responsibility. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1100205.html?fbclid=IwAR0I8y1VSEJm4GQMdRMCinXkNrTvAyXTv6KKjfP9QZ1dQyKA-s6Tj-_pyuc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 Armenpress.am Russian peacekeepers also don’t implement obligation assumed by trilateral statement - PM SaveShare 11:21, 22 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS. The obligation stipulated under clause 6 of the 9 November 2020 trilateral statement on the control of the Lachin Corridor isn’t been implemented also by the Russian peacekeeping contingent, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said at the Cabinet meeting. “De-facto it turns out that the obligation stipulated under the trilateral statement, that is – to control the Lachin Corridor, isn’t carried out also by the Russian peacekeeping contingent. Of course, this is happening as a result of the unlawful actions of Azerbaijan, but the situation doesn’t change from this because that’s what the key meaning of the Russian peacekeeping contingent is – to not allow for such unlawfulness to happen and particularly to keep the Lachin Corridor under control,” Pashinyan said. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1100274.html?fbclid=IwAR1hUX7UaweTK5rvsiPqirkyUVNM04Elu0NfF4JBKMhECgb648UA_IuYdEI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Newsweek Dec 22 2022 Putin's Ally Is Causing Him Yet Another Headache BY NICK REYNOLDS ON 12/22/22 AT 12:51 PM EST Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be facing another diplomatic setback amid his faltering, ongoing invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that Armenia, an ally of Russia, is refusing to take part in trilateral talks with Azerbaijan this week as Moscow seeks to broker a permanent peace between the two warring nations. Both are currently locked in a Russian-brokered cease-fire in their ongoing conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in the southern Caucasus, located due southeast from Ukraine across the Black Sea. However, tensions between the two warring nations were reignited earlier this month, including a number of Azerbaijani-aligned protests along a shared arterial road between Armenia and the contested region, over what demonstrators claimed to be illegal mining activity. The blockade on the road—known as the Lachin corridor—has since inspired accusations of impropriety from both sides that threaten the integrity of the talks, and it creates a new headache for Putin as he seeks to consolidate his allies behind him in his ongoing conflict in Ukraine. But it also creates the potential for further destabilization in a region that has experienced near-constant strife since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, causing disruptions to natural gas supplies and other necessities for residents in the region in what Armenian ambassadors describe as "an evolving humanitarian crisis." "Let me be clear: Impediments to the use of the Lachin corridor sets back the peace process," Robert Wood, a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said in prepared remarks to members of the U.N. Security Council earlier this week. "They undermine international confidence in this process. And they carry potential severe humanitarian implications. We call on the government of Azerbaijan and others responsible for the corridor's security to restore free movement, including for humanitarian and commercial use, as soon as possible," Wood added. While Russia successfully brokered peace between the two warring nations in 2020, recent developments in the Ukraine war have destabilized that peace, as a better-equipped Azerbaijani military has taken advantage of thinly stretched and distracted Russian resources. This has led some analysts to wonder whether the conflict could be used as a smoke and mirrors tactic to disguise Russian failures in Ukraine. "Russia really cannot help Armenia at this very moment," Paul Stronski, senior fellow in Carnegie's Russia and Eurasia Program, told NPR in September amid a breakout in smaller-scale skirmishes between the two countries. "Russia is stretched. Russia has declared that it has launched a cease-fire, but the fighting continues despite this new brokered agreement. So I think the timing, the fact that Russia is preoccupied, certainly led to what looks like an Azerbaijani offensive at this time," Stronski added. Newsweek has contacted Russia's presidential office for comment. However, Russia's deputy U.N. Ambassador Anna Evstigneeva reported some progress in easing the blockade in recent days, including resuming natural gas supplies to affected utility customers in Nagorno-Karabakh and partially unblocking traffic. It is unclear when—or if—peace talks are set to resume in the coming weeks. However, any solution to the conflict will likely need to come from Russia—particularly as Azerbaijan continues to exploit Russia's inability to stem conflicts in the region. "Azerbaijan is becoming increasingly emboldened by the Kremlin's weakness, with the country's pro-government media now describing the peacekeepers as 'occupiers,'" the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Kirill Krivosheev wrote earlier this week. "But Moscow's hands are tied: any response will only make its situation worse." https://www.newsweek.com/vladimir-putin-russian-ally-armenia-refuses-trilateral-talks-azerbaijan-1769151 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Why is the road still closed, if they are doing their job! Armenpress.am Russia says its peacekeepers are implementing duties regarding control of Lachin Corridor SaveShare 14:56, 22 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS. Russian peacekeepers are carrying out their duties regarding the control of the Lachin Corridor, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a press conference in response to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statement on the Russian peacekeepers failing to implement their obligation. “I can say the opposite, the Russian peacekeepers are implementing their mission. Actions are taken, work is done. I would like to remind those who are unaware or those who rely on political statements that there have been numerous escalations before, there have been problems, the sides have accused one another, and it was the Russian peacekeepers that did everything to stabilize the situation, and they succeeded. Thus, such an attitude for our peacekeepers is not accepted,” Zakharova said.Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also commented on the issue. He said the Russian peacekeepers are doing everything possible to ensure peace and order in the area where they work. “They are acting in line with the letter and spirit of the documents signed by the sides. Certainly we will continue the discussion of this issue with our Armenian partners and allies,” Peskov said. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1100301.html?fbclid=IwAR1OiUr7xSywbblvAhd-QR70C4cRceuiLSxpsTmavXmwSjZ6tg_4l-YQ9Q4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Dec 22 2022 Armenia PM Blames Russian Peacekeepers for Karabakh Blockade Armenian Prime Minister Nikolai Pashinyan accused Russian peacekeepers Thursday of failing in its mission to unblock a key road that links Armenia to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Pashinyan last week accused Armenia’s neighboring arch-nemesis Azerbaijan of blocking the Lachin corridor, Yerevan’s sole road link to the Armenian-populated separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and cutting off residents from food, gas and medicine. “De facto it turns out that the obligation […] to control the Lachin corridor isn’t carried out by the Russian peacekeeping contingent either,” Pashinyan said at a cabinet meeting Thursday, according to the Armenpress news agency. “Of course, this is happening as a result of the unlawful actions of Azerbaijan, but the situation doesn’t change from this,” Pashinyan added. “Because that’s what the key meaning of the Russian peacekeeping contingent is — to not allow for such unlawfulness to happen and particularly to keep the Lachin Corridor under control.” Moscow stationed peacekeepers in the parts of Karabakh that remained under Armenian separatist control, including the Lachin corridor, after a six-week war between Yerevan and Baku ended with a Russian-brokered truce in late 2020. Azerbaijani activists have blocked the key road since early last week to protest what they claim is illegal mining causing environmental damage. Baku claims the protest was spontaneous, but Yerevan has accused it of staging the demonstrations. The Kremlin rejected the accusations against Russian peacekeepers Thursday, telling reporters on a conference call that they “act exclusively in the spirit and letter” of ceasefire agreements with Armenia and Azerbaijan. Russia’s representative at the UN Security Council said this week she expects transport via the Lachin corridor to be restored “in the very near future” and urged both countries not to increase tensions. U.S., British, Irish and Norwegian diplomats called on Azerbaijan to restore free movement along the route. AFP contributed reporting. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/12/22/armenia-pm-blames-russian-peacekeepers-for-karabakh-blockade-a79774 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 TASS Russia - Dec 22 2022 Kremlin rebuffs Pashinyan’s claim that Russian peacekeepers not fulfilling commitments"We will certainly continue to discuss this with our Armenian colleagues and allies," Dmitry Peskov pledged MOSCOW, December 22. /TASS/. Russian peacekeepers are acting in strict compliance with previous agreements and have been doing everything they can to ensure order where they are deployed, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov assured reporters on Thursday.Commenting on a remark by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan who alleged that the Russian peacekeeping force in Nagorno-Karabakh had not been meeting their responsibilities, Peskov said, "Russian peacekeepers are doing everything possible to ensure order and peace in the areas where they were deployed and they have been acting exclusively in accordance with the spirit and the letter of the documents signed between the sides.""We will certainly continue to discuss this with our Armenian colleagues and allies," he pledged.Addressing a government meeting earlier on Thursday, Pashinyan said that under a trilateral statement issued by the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan on November 9, 2020, the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh had obligations to control the Lachin corridor but that de facto they had not been fulfilling these responsibilities. He referred to Point 6 of the joint statement envisaging such an obligation for Russia’s peacekeepers deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh, with Azerbaijan ensuring the safety of civilians, vehicles and shipments along the corridor. "De facto it turns out that the obligation assumed under the trilateral statement — to keep the Lachin corridor under control — is not fulfilled by the Russian peacekeepers either," the Armenian premier lamented.https://tass.com/politics/1554407 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Armenpress.am Russian peacekeepers are responsible for ensuring uninterrupted movement in Lachin Corridor – Grigoryan SaveShare 15:10, 22 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS. The Russian peacekeeping forces are responsible for implementing uninterrupted movement through the Lachin Corridor, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan said. “By the trilateral statement the Lachin Corridor is entirely under the control of the Russian peacekeeping forces. And the Russian peacekeeping forces are the ones responsible for implementing uninterrupted movement through the corridor. And given the obligations assumed by the three states as part of the November 9 text, it has been spoken about that also, for Russia to implement its obligations, to ensure uninterrupted and safe traffic,” Grigoryan said.Asked why the Russian side doesn’t implement its obligation, Grigoryan told reporters to address the question to any Russian government agency. In response to an opinion that the government of Armenia should address the question, Grigoryan said the government has done so. “We have already addressed both publicly and not publicly,” he said. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1100303.html?fbclid=IwAR0F35JH6wQRrAT1Ck9AoTQA2Py1TextpLEldsFsqJOZ02bFvF5YtKE2avU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 Normalization happens when the passed agreements are respected and observed. The peacekeepers should force their mandates instead of being observers. Armenpress.am Armenia and Azerbaijan must find pathways for normalization, says Russian FM SaveShare 15:50, 23 December 2022YEREVAN, DECEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS. Armenia and Azerbaijan must seek opportunities for dialogue and pathways for achieving peace agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in his remarks during a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov. “Four trilateral statements have been approved, on which work is being done, but of course, it would be better to speed up that work. And whatever issues emerge, I am convinced that it is moreover necessary to regularly meet, agree, strengthen trust and prepare grounds for the resolution of all issues,” Lavrov said.The Russian FM expressed regret over Armenia’s rejection of a trilateral meeting between the foreign ministers. “Today we had agreed to host a meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers to continue the discussion around the peace treaty. We were preparing for this event but unfortunately at the last moment our Armenian colleagues refused to come to Moscow, explaining it by the situation on the ground. It is regretful that such an opportunity was missed,” Lavrov said. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1100400.html?fbclid=IwAR2ok7rFSIm8T1nYUm90rBEI0h3tLTn7xPK9tkp5HsX-ACAXjMuBDiFbjvI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 Armenia - Dec 23 2022 Lavrov learnt about Armenia’s refusal to meet in Moscow from a press release Yerevan /Mediamax/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated today that Armenia did not use diplomatic channels to inform Russia about its refusal to participate in a trilateral meeting in Moscow with the foreign ministers of Russia and Azerbaijan. Speaking at a press conference following talks with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, Lavrov said: “We, like you, learned about this refusal from a press release. Diplomatic channels, which are usually activated in such cases, were not used. The method by which we were all informed that the Armenian side is not participating in this event, of course, raises questions.” Mediamax notes that on December 22 the Armenian Foreign Affairs Ministry’s spokesperson Vahan Hunananyan’s comment about the decision of the Armenian side not to participate in the meeting in Moscow followed the statement of the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry’s spokesperson Maria Zakharova that the Armenian side would not participate in the meeting. It can be concluded from this that the Russian side was informed in advance about Yerevan’s decision. https://mediamax.am/en/news/foreignpolicy/49823/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yervant1 Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Jan 18 2023 Crisis in the Caucasus: 2 facts you aren't being told Exclusive: David Boyajian asserts, 'Armenia is more critical to Russia's security than Ukraine is' By WND Guest ColumnistPublished January 18, 2023 at 6:57pm By David Boyajian 1. Armenia is more critical to Russia's security than Ukraine is. Armenia is Russia's sole ally in the Caucasus, a region I've often termed Ground Zero for Cold War 2.0. Without its Armenian partner, Russia would lose the Caucasus and Caspian Sea – and possibly Turkic Central Asia – to pan-Turkism and NATO. Pan-Turkic ideology parallels NATO's own anti-Russian ideology and ambitions. In contrast, even if Ukraine joined NATO, the Russian-NATO power balance would not change drastically. Realistically, Europe and America aren't about to launch a major, unprovoked attack on a nuclear/WMD-armed Russia. The Turkey-Caucasus-Caspian-Central Asia belt, however, has long posed an existential challenge for its northern neighbor. Though vulnerable to another Russian attack, Georgia remains a possible NATO candidate and Western darling. It hosts Europe-bound gas and oil pipelines originating in Azerbaijan. Georgia is also currently the West's only path into/out of the Caucasus/Caspian. Azerbaijan, an ally of Turkey and Israel, has fallen into line with Georgia. Turkey and Azerbaijan ("two countries, one nation") closed their borders with Armenia three decades ago. That has left Christian (Apostolic, Catholic and Evangelical) Armenia as the only physical obstacle to full U.S./NATO/Turkish penetration of Russia's underbelly. That explains much of why Moscow values Yerevan. Given its genocidal experiences with Turkey and Azerbaijan, Armenia has necessarily allied itself with Russia. While Armenia prizes its independence, it must rely on Russia for its gas and oil, the operation of its nuclear power plant, weaponry and more. On the other hand, the West has rarely assisted Armenia militarily despite their millennia-long and contemporary friendly relations. Unfortunately, the so-called Christian West and some thinly disguised dark forces prefer Turkic mass murderers. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, elected/reelected in 2018/2021, has been friendlier with the West than have previous Armenian leaders. That has angered Putin. He now wants to totally dominate Russia's ally lest America/NATO/Turkey knock over the region's remaining domino: Armenia. 2. Russia is blockading the ancient Armenian-populated province of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabagh Around Dec. 12, 2022, Azerbaijan initiated what has turned into a food, fuel, electricity, medical and communications blockade of the 120,000 Christian Armenians of Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabagh]. Azerbaijan did so mainly by placing phony "demonstrators" on Artsakh's only road to/from Armenia. In the 1920s, Stalin maliciously assigned the ancient, Armenian-populated province of Artsakh to Azerbaijan as part of his divide and conquer strategy. From 1991 to 2020, Armenia's military successfully protected Artsakh against constant Azerbaijani attacks. That changed in late 2020. Armenians lost much of Artsakh due to deliberate Russian passivity and Turkey and Israel's siding with Azerbaijan. Baku now seeks not only to ethnically cleanse Artsakh but also, with Ankara's backing, to seize huge swathes of Armenia itself. However, it's actually the 2,000 armed Russian "peacekeepers" in Artsakh who are now the de facto blockaders of that province. They could move the Azeri "demonstrators" out of the road in five minutes or allow an airlift of aid. Putin could also end the blockade with one phone call to Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev. So why is Artsakh still under blockade? Because Putin is holding Artsakh hostage to force Armenia – again, the obstacle to Western penetration – to totally capitulate to Russia. Moscow probably also wants to inspire a coup against Pashinyan. And all this despite Armenia's having reliably befriended Russia for 200 years. And, no, Russia isn't "too busy" or "preoccupied" with Ukraine. That nonsense comes from uninformed/disingenuous Western commentators. Moscow and the Russian-led CSTO military alliance (Armenia is a member) have been brazenly violating their defense agreements with Yerevan. Since 2022, Russia/CSTO have openly and in-your-face let Azeri troops invade, occupy, and fortify sections of southeastern Armenia. That, like the Russian blockade, is intended to cause Armenia grief and cede its independence to Russia. That's Putin's style. In addition, 2020's unprovoked war against Artsakh and Armenia by Azerbaijan – joined by Turkey, its American F-16s, Israel, ISIS and other terrorists – was clearly greenlighted by Moscow, which had halted previous major Azeri attacks. This time, however, Putin intentionally waited until Artsakh and Armenia were on the ropes. He then imposed a "cease-fire" that sent Russian "peacekeepers" (in reality, extortionists) into Artsakh and additional Russian troops into Armenia itself. Throughout these ordeals, the Russian president has openly and gratuitously taunted Armenia. "Where," to paraphrase Putin, "are your Western friends now? Nowhere. I will let Azerbaijan rain death and destruction down upon Armenia, even though it's an ally, as a lesson it will not soon forget." It's reminiscent of the taunt Turks threw at Armenians during the Genocide of 1915-1923: "Let's see your Jesus Christ come and save you now." Azerbaijan has again emulated Turkey by butchering Armenian women, summarily executing captured Armenian soldiers, and torturing Armenian prisoners of war. Members of Congress, France, other countries and human rights organizations have condemned the blockade of Artsakh. But they have done little to help materially. Armenia needs sophisticated Western weapons. Is it less deserving than Ukraine? The bottom line: Moscow is forcing Armenia to fully assimilate into Russia. The latter would then have a permanent foothold in the Caucasus to checkmate the West. The "cease-fire" of December 2020 says that Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey must open their "transport connections." Would that allow Western penetration of Armenia and thus the entire Caucasus? Probably not. Russia might have total control over Armenia by then. The West's ability to use Armenia as a pathway may be limited. Western commerce with the Caucasus/Caspian may also grind to a halt with a Russian invasion of Georgia that would sever the Europe-bound gas and oil pipelines. Will the West come to regret its support of the Turkic mass murderers? Will Russia someday regret its betrayal of Armenia? We shall see. David Boyajian's primary foreign policy focus is the Caucasus. His work can be found at Armeniapedia ( https://armeniapedia.org/wiki/David_Boyajian ). ...https://www.wndnewscenter.org/crisis-in-the-caucasus-2-facts-you-arent-being-told/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yervant1 Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 Feb 3 2023 "Phantom pain from the loss of the province": Armenian political scientists on Lavrov's interviewJAMnewsYerevan Armenian experts on Lavrov’s interview“Armenia, apparently, refuses to return to Moscow for negotiations while the Lachin corridor is closed. This angered Russia, accusations are already being heard,” political scientist Hovsep Khurshudyan commented on a recent interview with Sergey Lavrov.The day before, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, referring to the Karabakh conflict, said that “for many years Armenia occupied seven regions of Azerbaijan“, and “the Armenian leadership wanted to keep these territories.” However, according to Lavrov, during the 2020 Karabakh war “Azerbaijan still retrieved the lands that belong to it.”A discussion of these statements began in Armenia immediately after the publication of the Russian minister’s interview. The conclusion of Armenian experts is that “by justifying the military aggression of 2020, Russia is violating both the UN charter and the CSTO military bloc founded by it.”“The last hope of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh”: hearings in the HagueEgypt ready to become a mediator in resolving Armenian-Azerbaijani relations“Armenia is leaving the club of failed states” – Armenian political scientist “Legitimization of Azerbaijani aggression”Political scientist Tigran Grigoryan says that resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is based on the principle of non-use of force or the threat of its use, and that documents confirming this principle were signed by Armenia and Azerbaijan through the mediation of the Russian Federation. According to him, Lavrov’s statement “justifies and legitimizes the Azerbaijani aggression of 2020.”Grigoryan also notes that Lavrov reduces the entire process to the issue of the return of territories, while this is only one of its components.“When Pashinyan tried to reduce the pre-war negotiation process only to the issue of the return of territories, the Russian Foreign Ministry officially reacted to his words and stated that this was not the case,” the Grigoryan wrote on Facebook.Grigoryan believes that the change in Moscow’s rhetoric is due to two factors:⦁ growing importance of Azerbaijan for Russia over the past year,⦁ the deepening of the crisis in Armenian-Russian relations in recent months. West or Russia? The South Caucasus’ choiceAnalytical review of three countries and video survey of local opinion. West or Russia? Choice in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia “Looks like petty revenge”This is how political scientist Hovsep Khurshudyan assessed the statements of the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry. He believes that Lavrov’s statements prove Moscow’s incapacity:“The burden of the humanitarian catastrophe in the Lachin corridor falls on their shoulders and is getting heavier. The world accuses the Russian peacekeepers, at least, of not fulfilling their duties [of keeping the Lachin corridor open].”Khurshudyan regarded Lavrov’s speech as anti-Armenian:“The word “occupation” was mentioned, in fact this is an accusation against Armenia. Nothing like this has ever been uttered by Western politicians. Only once in 2013 did the European Parliament use the word “occupation”. This happened immediately after Armenia’s refusal of the association agreement with the EU.”He believes that Moscow would like Armenia to “remain a victim on the altar” and not be able to get “out of the Russian-Turkish-Azerbaijani game”:“And now they are no longer able to sacrifice something to Azerbaijan and Turkey at the expense of Armenia within the framework of this game. And Russia is now dependent on Turkey. Russian politicians say Turkey is their lifeline. It has become the main channel for circumventing Western sanctions.” "It's unacceptable for the peacekeepers to be silent witnesses" – PashinyanAccording to the Prime Minister of Armenia, the public of the Republic of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh is waiting for an assessment from the Russian Federation regarding the Lachin corridor “Armenia for Russia is a province, not a nation”Political scientist Gurgen Simonyan thinks that Moscow has always pursued a policy that would allow it to “bargain on the fulfillment of its obligations towards Armenia.”According to Simonyan, Russia’s resistance has weakened, it has exhausted all the levers of influence on Armenia, as demonstrated by the “sharp rhetoric” used in diplomacy:“Russia’s reactions are like phantom pains, it cannot come to terms with the loss of it former province. But this is a fact that it will have to accept, realize sooner or later.Simonyan noted that now Armenia does not have “an immune system that could allow it to solve its existential problems on its own.” And if the security mechanism in the form of membership in the CSTO military bloc, operating under the leadership of Russia, does not work, then alternatives should be sought.Armenia should not become someone’s appendage and the country needs to develop its own national concept. Simonyan does not rule out cooperation with Russia if Moscow takes a constructive path and considers Armenia as a nation unto itself, and not its province.https://jam-news.net/armenian-experts-on-lavrovs-interview/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 Armenpress.am Russia says trilateral foreign ministerial meeting with Armenia and Azerbaijan is “in preparation” SaveShare 14:13, 9 February 2023YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 9, ARMENPRESS. The issue of organizing a meeting between the Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers is in preparation, TASS reported citing the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov’s statement. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1103753.html?fbclid=IwAR3m_s-mnQn9Da7afQUb5vafjdJTAP0q-dZ6eodyuD3aYK9Xs8dz3o7wGgk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 TASS Russia - Feb 13 2023 Duma Speaker opposes involvement of European Parliament, PACE in Karabakh settlementAccording to Vyacheslav Volodin, the Ukrainian population is now nothing more than "expendable material" and the country is "simply stuffed with weapons" MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/. The involvement of the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process will create new problems, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Monday during a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Milli Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Sahiba Gafarova, according to the Duma website."Before appealing to the European Parliament and dragging this body into resolving some issues, we should answer: have any acute issue or conflict situation been resolved with the participation of the European Parliament, PACE? There are no examples of this," Volodin said, recalling previous statements by former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former French President Francois Hollande on Ukraine. "As it turns out now, they fooled the whole world, they lied, and they themselves were preparing for war," the politician pointed out.According to Volodin, the Ukrainian population is now nothing more than "expendable material" and the country is "simply stuffed with weapons." "A huge number of people are dying, statehood is being lost, culture is being lost, religion is being trampled, the Church is being divided, the language is being substituted for English. The result is a colony of the United States of America," the politician said, adding that European institutions also did not prevent the bombing of Belgrade."Therefore, if we want to involve the European Parliament and PACE, we must think ten times and ponder how this can end, recalling the example of the same Ukraine, Yugoslavia and other countries. Whoever wants peace, whoever wants to settle the situation, must not just stay away from these quasi-parliaments - the PACE and European Parliament - but must clearly understand that their involvement will escalate the situation, will create more and more problems. If they do that, they must bear responsibility for the consequences," Volodin stressed. In this regard, the politician urged to proceed from the decisions of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia on the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh and implement them. "And those who make statements in the direction of the European institutions, can simply lose the country," he concluded. For her part, Gafarova stressed that Azerbaijan highly appreciated the role of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement.https://tass.com/politics/1575599 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yervant1 Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Feb 14 2023 In Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian peacekeepers are failing to fulfil obligations February 14, 2023 - Craig Turp-Balazs Shortages of medicine and food have become pressing concerns in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Amnesty has become the latest international organisation to call the ongoing blockade of the Lachin Corridor as a danger to the lives of thousands of people living in Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The human rights organisation has called on Azerbaijan’s authorities and Russian peacekeepers to immediately unblock the route and bring an end to the unfolding humanitarian crisis. Explainer: Azerbaijan, Iran and the crisis in the South Caucasus Stalemate in Nagorno-Karabakh Washington ups courtship of Armenia, Russia’s wavering ally In September 2020, a full-scale war broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, during which both sides committed violations of international humanitarian law, including war crimes. Following a tripartite agreement backed by Russia, Azerbaijan regained control over large parts of the self-proclaimed republic, successfully cutting its ties with Armenia. According to the terms of the ceasefire agreement, the so-called Lachin Corridor remained the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, the security of which was to be provided by the Russian peacekeeping contingent. However, the Lachin Corridor has been inaccessible to all civilian and commercial traffic since December 12 last year, after being blockaded by dozens of Azerbaijani protesters, widely believed to be backed by the country’s authorities. The situation has left some 120,000 ethnic Armenian residents in Nagorno-Karabakh without access to essential goods and services, including life-saving medication and health care. “The blockade has resulted in severe shortages of food and medical supplies, as humanitarian aid delivered by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Russian peacekeepers has been insufficient to meet demand,” says Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. “Disruptions to the supply of electricity, natural gas and vehicle fuel add up to extreme hardship, especially for groups who are vulnerable to discrimination and marginalisation. This must end now.” Azerbaijan’s obligation Struthers claims that as the Azerbaijani authorities have internationally recognised sovereignty over these territories and exercise control over the territory from which the blockade is being carried out, “it is Azerbaijan’s obligation to undertake to ensure that the population in Nagorno-Karabakh is not denied access to food and other essential goods and medications. “For its part, the Russian peacekeeping mission is mandated to ensure the safety of the Lachin corridor. However, both parties are manifestly failing to fulfil their obligations,” she adds. Russia last week rejected suggestions that EU or UN peacekeepers could be brought in. According to Nagorno-Karabakh de-facto officials, since the blockade began the number of vehicles arriving in the region has decreased from 1,200 a day to just five to six trucks belonging to the Russian peacekeeping mission and the ICRC. Access to healthcare has become the most pressing issue in the blockaded region, with a deficit of medicines and medical supplies as well as insufficient fuel to enable outpatient care. The situation is particularly acute for older people and people with disabilities, many with chronic health conditions, whose access to healthcare services is severely limited or in some cases completely disrupted. Food rationing The blockade has also caused a food shortage, which led the de-facto authorities to introduce a rationing system in early January. According to one resident: “each individual can get half a kilo of rice, pasta and one litre of oil and little sugar,” limiting products by one kilo or litre per month per person, regardless of age. Other people interviewed by Amnesty said that while those efforts had helped prevent spiking prices for essential food products, fresh vegetables and fruits have completely disappeared from store shelves, while long queues form for milk and eggs when they become available. Shortages of gas and petrol meanwhile are further exacerbated by frequent cuts to the supply of gas from Azerbaijan and electricity cuts that last an average of six hours a day. “With the blockade now in its ninth week, all eyes are on the Azerbaijani authorities and Russian peacekeepers. We call on both parties to immediately take effective measures, in line with international human rights standards, to lift the blockade of the Lachin Corridor without any further delay and end the unfolding humanitarian crisis,” adds Struthers. On February 14, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo called for more US efforts to bring an end to the man-made humanitarian crisis. “As Azerbaijan’s cruel blockade enters its third month, the US must step up our efforts to bring an end to this man-made humanitarian crisis,” she said. https://emerging-europe.com/news/in-nagorno-karabakh-russian-peacekeepers-are-failing-to-fulfil-obligations/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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