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We still haven’t been able to make decision on CSTO reaction to Azeri aggression, Pashinyan tells allies at summit

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16:58, 23 November 2022

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS. In the past two years CSTO-member Armenia was subjected to aggression by Azerbaijan at least three times, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said in his speech during the CSTO summit in Yerevan.

“It is regrettable that Armenia’s membership to the CSTO did not restrain Azerbaijan from resorting to aggressive actions, and furthermore, basically up to this day we were unable to make a decision regarding the CSTO’s response to Azerbaijan’s aggression against Armenia. These facts are greatly harming the CSTO’s reputation both inside and outside of Armenia, and I consider this to be the main failure of Armenia’s presidency in the CSTO. I can say the same about the escalation of the situation on the border of our allies Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. At the same time I have to mention our successful actions. I mean the swift reaction of the CSTO to Kazakh President Mr. Tokayev’s request in January of this year to assist in restoring law and order in their country. In this case we resolved the issue overnight, which helped Kazakhstan avoid a domestic chaos,” Pashinyan said.

The Armenian Prime Minister took the opportunity to congratulate Tokayev on his re-election as President of Kazakhstan.

“Friends, the agenda of today’s meeting is full. I hope that we will succeed in agreeing our allied approaches and reaching coordinated collective partnership over relevant issues,” Pashinyan said.

 

 

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"It's time to stop Armenian-Russian military cooperation." Opinion

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Armenia and the CSTO

“In order to receive weapons with modern Western technology, Armenia must break ties with the CSTO [a military bloc operating under the leadership of Russia] and Russia,” Hrachya Arzumanyan, a political scientist and expert on military and national security, believes.

In his opinion, in the current geopolitical conditions,this path is inevitable, and he believes that after the taking this step Armenia will receive weapons from the United States and France.

A day before the CSTO summit in Yerevan, the political scientist presented his view on Armenian-Russian relations, the expediency of membership in the CSTO, Armenia’s to reform the army and establish new military partnerships.

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“No need to expect anything from Putin”

According to Arzumanyan, there is no need to have any hopes or expect fulfillment of obligations from Russia and the CSTO military bloc, because this is “the last stage, this page should be closed.”

Arzumanyan believes that while during the Karabakh war of 2020 Moscow did not want to help Armenia, today it no longer has the capacity.

On November 23, Yerevan will host a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council. Russian President Vladimir Putin will also take part. Among other issues, it is planned to discuss “joint measures to provide assistance to Armenia” regarding Azerbaijan’s recent incursion. A separate meeting between Putin and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is also expected.

Why didn’t Moscow fulfill its contractual obligations?

The reason, according to Arzumanyan, is that the national interests of Armenia and Russia not only do not coincide, but also contradict each other:

“Russia, having calculated the situation, came to the conclusion that it should be on the side of Turkey and Azerbaijan, and not Armenia.”

He says it is Moscow’s right to be guided by its own interest; it is only unclear why Armenia continues to treat Russia as an ally, when anti-Armenian approaches are clearly being articulated by the Russian Federation. Arzumanyan is confident that Azerbaijan would not have been able to achieve success in its military operations without Russia’s support.

Unlike the Russian Federation, the interests of France and the United States coincide with the interests of Armenia. At the same time, Arzumanyan warns that one should not expect that this will always be the case.

Fourth meeting with Putin: did Aliyev and Pashinyan hold their ground?

Another trilateral statement was signed in which there are no significant decisions, so it seems that the negotiators have not made progress

“Without emotion and without complaint”

Arzumanyan advises the Armenian authorities to accept reality and form a new relationship with Russia, without unnecessary emotions, assessments, and senseless complaints.

He says that he means the termination of military cooperation, which, if possible, should be separated from energy, economic, cultural and other ties:

“It is necessary to understand that it is time to stop the Armenian-Russian military cooperation. And if it works out, then stop it in a normal, legislative field, without any enmity. If it does not work out, we must be ready for other developments.”

“Armenia has the potential to create a 21st century army”

According to Arzumanyan, an twentieth century army will again lead Armenia to defeat, and to create a modern army, it is necessary to break “all military ties” with Moscow:

“Regardless of whether it be possible or not, Yerevan must choose this path. The question should be put not like this: are we changing our army, but like this: how do we change our army from the Soviet doctrine and make it modern.

He believes that the country has the potential to move in this direction and that the experience of the Armenian military serving with the armies of Western countries is also useful.

“Such a transformation requires a generational change, about fifteen years. But given the threats that we are facing now, we are forced to go this way as quickly as possible,” Arzumanyan said.

"Stepanakert should prepare for negotiations with Baku" – comment from Yerevan

In parallel with the rally, an extraordinary meeting was held in the parliament of the unrecognized NKR and a statement was adopted, the main message of which was “Artsakh will never be part of Azerbaijan”

“You have to take the first step”

Arzumanyan believes that Yerevan can change the army by the first steps:

• show state and political will and prove to the West, serious power centers that Armenia really wants to follow this path,
  
• announce withdrawal from the Russian Federation security system.

According to Arzumanyan, if these steps are taken the country will receive political and military support from France and the United States. Armenian society is ready to make the final choice, and it remains for “the ruling forces to announce it.”

Can India replace Russia?

According to Arzumanyan the quality of Indian weapons, which Armenia is now trying to buy, is inferior to the Western, but Indian partners work with France and the United States, and “comply with their doctrine”:

“The Indian army made the transition to the network doctrine of the West a long time ago, almost ten years ago. Making connections is the right thing to do. Armenia has no other way out at this stage.”

Hrachya Arzumanyan believes that Armenia needs to use its limited potential and opportunities to establish ties with India and the countries of the Middle East.

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Does this cooperation includes helping member states, when a non member country attacks? I guess not!

 

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CSTO always ready to cooperation with international structures – Russian Foreign Ministry spox

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16:37, 24 November 2022

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is always open to cooperation with concerned sides, international structures, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a press briefing, adding that the Organization is always ready for a dialogue based on equality and respect.

“Obviously, there are a number of areas where that cooperation would be mutually useful”, Zakharova said, when asked with which international structures CSTO needs cooperation the most. “The talk, first of all, concerns countering the international challenges and threats, including the international terrorism, drug trafficking, information security. There are also no less important areas where the practical uniting of efforts would be highly demanded in terms of ensuring peace and security in the Eurasian space”, she said.

She stated that in the past a cooperation proposal has even been made to NATO, but it was left without a response. Zakharova said that among the priority partners the CSTO sees the CIS states and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

The Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman also informed that during the CSTO summit in Yerevan on November 23 the member states signed a decision on the intention to cooperate with the CIS states and SCO which will give an impetus to establish practical partnership between these organizations. Zakharova also informed about the cooperation between the CSTO and the United Nations.

 

 

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Russian peacekeepers record case of ceasefire violation by the Azerbaijani side

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20:30, 24 November 2022

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS. Today, on November 24, the Russian peacekeeping force carrying out a mission in Nagorno-Karabakh recorded one case of ceasefire violation by the Azerbaijani side in its area of responsibility, ARMENPRESS reports the Ministry of Defense of Russia said in a statement.

The incident was registered near Maghavuz village of Martakert region. There are no casualties as a result of the incident. The command staff of the peacekeeping force is investigating the details of the incident in cooperation with the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides.

 

 

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Former Indian Ambassador sees possibility of joint arms production with Armenia

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13:58, 28 November 2022

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. Former Ambassador of India to Armenia Reena Pandey commented on the reports according to which Armenia has purchased arms and ammunition from India.

“All countries have defense agreements. So it’s very good we have one here [in Armenia], and if we can cooperate with a joint [weapons] production also. You have some expertise in defense, we also have some, so we share”,

In response to the question about the defense cooperation, the former Ambassador said it’s good to engage in having trainings for Armenian and Indian military officials.

 

 

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Armenia-India relations further expand and deepen - Charanjeet Singh

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14:28, 28 November 2022

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. Charanjeet Singh, Joint Secretary for Eurasia of the Ministry of External Affairs of India praises the fact that the relations between India and Armenia have deepened and expanded.

“I really appreciate the conference “Armenia-India: New Incentives for Millennial Relations” which is being held at the initiative of the Foreign Ministry and the Oriental Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia. This initiative is welcome as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Armenia and India. This was really held at the right time.

The conference is a good opportunity to reveal our mutually beneficial ties and expand the bilateral relations in the future. The Armenian-Indian relations have a history of centuries. The cultural heritage connecting the two nations is still preserved and protected in India”, Charanjeet Singh said.

He stated that the relations between Armenia and India have expanded and deepened, but he emphasized the need for further expanding those ties.

“Mutual visits have taken place over the past year at the level of foreign ministers of the two countries. This really gave a great boost to the development of our relations. Our cooperation has expanded, covering education, technology, tourism and other areas. By moving forward, we must combine our work and further enlarge the existing cooperation, involving particularly the field of medical science.

More than 5000 Indians have studied at the Medical University of Armenia during all those years. But I am sure we have an opportunity to send much more students”, Charanjeet Singh said.

 

 

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‘EU Commission’s gas deal with Azerbaijan has destroyed a lot of trust in Armenia’ – MEP

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12:35, 29 November 2022

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. German weekly newspaper Junge Freiheit has published an article about the attack of Azerbaijan against Armenia, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, citing the statements of Members of the European Parliament that the EU Commission’s gas deal with Azerbaijan is a great mistake and has destroyed a lot of trust in Armenia.

Author of the article Hinrich Rohbohm recalls that “in the night from September 12th to 13th

of this year a conflict flared up again in the South Caucasus that is being forgotten in Europe in light of the atrocities of the Ukraine war. That night, Azerbaijan opened fire on its neighbor Armenia. Just over 100 Armenian soldiers were killed in the attack”, he said.

Touching upon the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Hinrich Rohbohm stated that the Azerbaijani military shelled Armenia’s settlements, including the town of Goris in Syunik province this September. Artillery shells slammed into the roof of Edgar Salbun’s house.

Rohbohm says “the Ukraine war is taking its toll on Russia”. “This is probably the reason why the conflict, which was frozen after the last war in 2020, has now broken out again”, he states.

The author also makes a reference to the Yerablur Armenian military cemetery, stating that there are those who gave their lives in defense of their country in September, when it was invaded by Azerbaijan.

“From the graves of the fallen soldiers, the view sweeps over to the mighty Mount Ararat, where, according to the Bible, Noah once landed with his ark after the Flood. The Christian faith is deeply rooted in the country, and the Armenian Apostolic Church is one of the oldest Christian denominations in the world”, he says.

“Once Armenia, which existed already in the first millennium before Christ, extended over large parts of eastern Turkey, reached in its heyday from the Caspian Sea to the eastern Mediterranean. But even in ancient times, the country was sandwiched between two great empires, the Roman Empire in the west and the Persian Empire in the east. Today, the country has long lost its access to the sea and, encircled by totalitarian regimes, is trying to assert its sovereignty and its remaining territory”, the author of the article says.

The article is also touching upon the recent visit of MEPs to Armenia. The delegation also included German lawmaker Lars Patrick Berg.

“Germany has so far been very reluctant to get involved in the South Caucasus,” MEP Berg said. Yet the region, as a “link between Europe and Asia,” is of “geopolitical importance,” especially from an energy and trade perspective, he said.

“The EU Commission’s gas deal with Azerbaijan has destroyed a lot of trust in Armenia,” Berg emphasized.

His Dutch colleague Peter van Dalen from the European People’s Party (EPP) also sees it that way. “I think the gas deal with Azerbaijan is a momentous mistake.”

Former European Parliament Vice President Fabio Massimo Castaldo of Italy’s Five Star Movement also calls for stronger EU efforts to resolve the conflict through diplomatic means.

 

 

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French National Assembly adopts resolution supporting Armenia and calling for sanctions against Azerbaijan

 

 

The French National Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution supporting Armenia and calling for sanctions against Azerbaijan.

With the resolution, the National Assembly condemns, in the strongest terms, the military aggression of Azerbaijan on September 13 and 14 against the southern and southeastern regions of the Republic of Armenia, in violation of its sovereignty.

The National Assembly calls for an end to the military occupation by Azerbaijan of the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia and for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Azerbaijani forces. It urges strict compliance with the terms of the trilateral statements of November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021.

The lawmakers invite the Government to work within the United Nations Organization with a view to deploying an international force capable of ensuring the end of hostilities in the South Caucasus and the safety of civilian populations and emphasizes the importance of the role of the Security Council to endorse an agreement of the parties concerned on the deployment of such a force.

The lower house of the Parliament calls on the Government, in consultation with the European Union and the United States, to take any diplomatic initiative likely to promote the development of a lasting peace treaty between the Republic of Armenia and Azerbaijan. It also calls on the Government to intensify efforts at the level of the European Union in order to adopt a common position aimed at promoting the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia.

In this regard, the lawmakers welcome the establishment of a European Union civilian mission aimed at restoring confidence, stabilizing the situation on the ground and contributing to the work of the boundary commissions of the Republic of Armenia and Azerbaijan. They also comment the deployment of an assessment mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to Armenia, at the request of the government in Yerevan.

The National Assembly calls for due respect for the territorial sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Armenia and urges an immediate and unconditional release and repatriation of all Armenian prisoners of war.

It calls on the Government to mobilize so that an international and independent investigation can be conducted into the abuses allegedly committed by the Azerbaijani armed forces against Armenian soldiers and civilians. Invites, for this purpose, the Republic of Armenia to join the International Criminal Court in order to fight against impunity.

Members of the Assembly invite the Government to consider the imposition of economic sanctions, should the attacks and occupation of the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia continue.

It invites stakeholders, the Minsk Group, the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to do their utmost to preserve, in a sustainable way, the Armenian cultural and religious heritage in the areas under Azerbaijani control;

Invites the Government to increase France’s support for the Republic of Armenia, particularly with regard to humanitarian aid, and to study the strengthening of its defense capacities;

Finally, the National Assembly emphasizes its unwavering commitment to the search for lasting peace, which alone will ensure security and stability in the South Caucasus.

The French Senate adopted a similar resolution on November 15.

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Armenian Speaker of Parliament commends French National Assembly for resolution calling for Azerbaijan sanctions

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12:19, 1 December 2022

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan welcomed the French parliament’s adoption of a resolution supporting Armenia and calling for sanctions against Azerbaijan.

“We commend the French leadership for supporting Armenia against Azerbaijan’s aggressive policy and conduct and we are grateful to the French National Assembly for unanimously adopting the respective resolution,” Simonyan tweeted.

 

 

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Azerbaijan responds to Armenia’s proposals, Pashinyan-Aliyev meeting by yearend not ruled out

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14:42, 6 December 2022

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Armenia has received proposals from Azerbaijan on the peace treaty, a senior lawmaker said.

The proposals are Azerbaijan’s response to Armenia’s proposals, Member of Parliament and Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee Eduard Aghajanyan told reporters.

“The Armenian side received Azerbaijan’s proposals, which are basically the response to the Armenian side’s proposals. Meaning, we can say that the third round of these proposals is under discussion,” Aghajanyan said without elaborating.

Asked whether or not a meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders or foreign ministers could take place by yearend, Aghajanyan said: “Yes, I think we can’t rule it out.”

 

 

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