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Armenia protects, provides representation for minorities, while Azerbaijan persecutes – PM slams monoethnic narrative

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12:22, 23 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 23, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reacted on March 23 to the fake narrative generated by Azerbaijan claiming that there are no minorities in Armenia and that Armenia is a monoethnic country.

“First of all, such wordings are a gross interference into Armenia’s domestic affairs, moreover, national minorities not only do exist in Armenia, but they are also represented, they have mandates in the Parliament of Armenia, and this is guaranteed under the Constitution. At this moment there are four Members of Parliament representing the national minorities. And if such narratives don’t constitute interference into a country’s domestic affairs, then let’s say for the record that the persecutions against not only the press, the opposition, but also the national minorities are of systematic nature in Azerbaijan. The international press is full of articles about the murders and imprisonments of the leading activists protecting the interests of national minorities in Azerbaijan. Furthermore, many of these cases are revealed by eyewitnesses, the activists who survived torture and persecutions, or the families of the killed activists. Perhaps Azerbaijan ought to display goodwill and define seat quotas in its parliament for national minorities and guarantee it under its constitution. Perhaps this would be the first step in correcting the situation,” PM Pashinyan said at the Cabinet meeting.

In conclusion, Pashinyan added that a peace treaty will be achieved on the basis of the written documents that have been reached on the highest levels so far.

He said that Armenia will not deviate even for a moment from the path of developing Armenia and strengthening its democracy.

 

 

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Equating victim and aggressor is unacceptable - says Ambassador-at-Large after Azeri sniper fire kills Armenian soldier

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12:22, 23 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 23, ARMENPRESS. Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan reacted on March 23 to the killing of an Armenian soldier by Azerbaijan on Wednesday, warning that equating the aggressor and the victim further encourages the aggressor. Marukyan noted that the Armenian soldier was gunned down after the White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby called for de-escalation between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“After the @StateDept [sic] statement Azerbaijani forces shot and killed an Armenian soldier in the sovereign territory of Armenia. The practice of putting a mark of equality between the aggressor & the victim of that aggression is unacceptable and encourages the aggressor,” Marukyan tweeted.

On March 22, Kirby called for de-escalation and an end to violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“Broadly speaking, what we’ve said before is we urge all sides here to de-escalate,” National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said at a press briefing when asked on the Biden administration’s position on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. “We don’t want to see any of this violence, and we want to see all sides take appropriate steps to de-escalate the tension and to stop the violence.”

Kirby declined to give an answer when asked whether or not the U.S. views the presence of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno Karabakh as a cause for concern.

The Armenian serviceman was shot dead by Azeri sniper fire near Yeraskh.

 

 

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March 24 2023

"No new escalation..." Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign peace treaty

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Yerevan [Armenia], March 24 (ANI): Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday announced that there will be a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan based on joint official statements adopted at the highest level. The PM said: "There won't be a new escalation.""There will be a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and it will be based on the joint official statements adopted at the highest level. There won't be a new escalation! The international community must strongly support this narrative," the Armenian PM tweeted on Thursday.

US State Department's Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel in response to the development said the US is encouraged by the progress made toward lasting and sustainable peace in the South Caucasus.

He said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is engaged in facilitating peace discussions between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

"@SecBlinken is very engaged in facilitating peace discussions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and we are encouraged by the progress made toward lasting and sustainable peace in the South Caucasus. We very much appreciate @NikolPashinyan's message on that progress," Patel tweeted on Friday.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have engaged in two wars in the more than 30 years both ex-Soviet states have been independent.

Thousands of lives have been claimed in fighting for the control of Azerbaijan's Armenian-populated enclave of Karabakh.

According to Al Jazeera, a fragile truce has been in force between the neighbours since a 2020 war that left more than 6,500 dead and forced Armenia to cede territories it had controlled for decades.

Recently, Azerbaijani troops and ethnic Armenians exchanged gunfire in Azerbaijan's contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, killing at least five people.

As per Azerbaijan's defence ministry, two servicemen were killed after Azerbaijani troops stopped a convoy suspected of carrying weapons from the region's main town to outlying areas. It said the convoy had used an unauthorised road.

Armenia's foreign ministry said three officials from the Karabakh interior ministry were killed. The convoy had been carrying documents and a service pistol, it said, dismissing Azerbaijani allegations that weapons were being carried as "absurd", Al Jazeera reported.

It said Azerbaijan's version of events was a "provocation planned in advance and instructed by the top leadership". (ANI)

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Pashinyan holds phone call with Charles Michel, expresses concern over Azerbaijan’s growing aggressive rhetoric

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16:02, 25 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 25, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a phone call on March 25 with the President of the European Council Charles Michel to express concern over Azerbaijan’s increasing aggressive rhetoric and provocative actions.

A readout released by the Prime Minister’s Office said Pashinyan and Michel discussed “the ongoing crisis situation resulting from the illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan.”

They also exchanged views around the process of normalizing relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the peace treaty and the re-opening of regional connections.

“The Prime Minister expressed concern over the recent increasing aggressive rhetoric and provocative conduct by Azerbaijan, which impedes the efforts for stability and peace. The President of the European Council reaffirmed the EU’s readiness to contribute to dialogue and peace in the region,” the Prime Minister’s Office reported in the readout.

 

 

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March 26 2023

Armenia and Turkey to open land border for third country citizens ahead of tourist season

By bne IntelliNews March 26, 2023

Armenia and Turkey have agreed to open their shared border for citizens of third countries and persons with diplomatic passports before the upcoming tourist season, according to Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.

This move is part of efforts to normalise relations between the two countries, which have had no diplomatic ties since Turkey closed its border with Armenia in 1993 as a show of solidarity with Azerbaijan during the conflict over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region.

In July 2022, Armenia and Turkey agreed in principle to normalise their relations, including opening their shared border for third-country nationals and starting direct cargo flights. Special envoys from Ankara and Yerevan began talks in January 2022 to fully restore ties "without preconditions". Since then, the two countries have appointed special envoys to help normalise relations and have had four meetings.

Armenia's Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister Gnel Sanosyan announced that repairing the 29km section of the Armavir-Gyumri road bordering Turkey will be accelerated in 2023. The repair work will resume soon as soon as the weather conditions become favourable. This road connects the western regions of Armenia and passes through the Shirak region, adjacent to the Turkish border.

Despite being one of the first countries to recognise Armenia's independence from the Soviet Union, Turkey and Armenia have had a troubled relationship. Turkey also does not recognise the Armenian genocide of 1915-1923, which killed an estimated 1.5mn Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman government. In 2009, an agreement was reached in Zurich to establish diplomatic relations and reopen the border between Turkey and Armenia. Still, Turkey later insisted that it would not ratify the deal until Armenia withdrew from Nagorno-Karabakh.

In 2020, Turkey supported Azerbaijan during the six-week war in Nagorno-Karabakh, which ended with Azerbaijan gaining control of a significant portion of the region. However, in February this year, the Margara land checkpoint on the Armenian-Turkish border was opened for the first time in 30 years to allow Armenian trucks to deliver tons of food, medicine, and other relief supplies to Turkey's regions affected by a powerful earthquake.

Armenia's Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan visited Turkey on February 15 to meet with the Armenian search and rescue team operating in Adiyaman. In the wake of the recent earthquake in Adiyaman, a 27-member Armenian search and rescue team was deployed to the area after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Armenia also sent five trucks carrying 100 tonnes of food, medicine, and other relief supplies to Turkey through a border that had been closed since 1993.

At the beginning of his remarks, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for expressing solidarity and condolences to Turkey immediately after the recent earthquake. He emphasised that the normalisation of relations in the South Caucasus continues and that cooperation in the humanitarian sphere will support this process.

"The progress to be made in normalising Armenia's relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan will ensure peace and prosperity in our region. We talked with my colleague Ararat Mirzoyan about the steps to be taken in the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Turkey. We also received information from him about the comprehensive peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan. I specifically want to say from here that if these three countries take sincere steps, we will establish permanent peace in the South Caucasus; peace in this region is extremely important for economic prosperity," said the Turkish foreign minister.

https://www.bne.eu/armenia-and-turkey-to-open-land-border-for-third-country-citizens-ahead-of-tourist-season-273949/?source=turkey

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Route of Lachin Corridor changed

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11:50, 30 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 30, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan commented on the latest developments regarding the change of the route in the Lachin Corridor.

Speaking at the Cabinet meeting on March 30, Pashinyan mentioned that back in August 2022,the route of the Lachin Corridor was changed as a result of an agreement reached between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan authorities. A new road was opened, but since the Lachin Corridor (the road connecting Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia) wasn’t completely ready yet, a temporary route was launched. The temporary road was entering the territory of Armenia through the Kornidzor bridge, then passing to the Azerbaijani territory again, and then again entering the territory of Armenia. According to the agreement, this route was to function until 1 April, 2023.

“Yesterday we notified the Azerbaijani side that in accordance with the agreement, after the Kornidzor bridge the road will continue only through the territory of Armenia, and that the border guards of Armenia will assume the protection of the state border of Armenia in that section. The border guards will be deployed on the state border of Armenia, in the same positions where the military units were stationed till this day,” he said.

He warned that the Azerbaijani media are trying to misrepresent this.

“They are trying to misrepresent this as another blockbuster. This approach is not constructive, to say the least.”

Pashinyan reiterated that there’s been no change in Armenian positions. The only change is that the protection of that section will be implemented by border guards, and not the military.

“We’ve made a proposal to Azerbaijan so that the same happens from their side too,” Pashinyan added.

The Armenian Prime Minister expressed hope that this process will take place without any provocations.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Artsakh earlier said that the Azerbaijani military has blocked Goris-Stepanakert highway’s Aghavno-Tegh section.

 

 

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Times of Israel

March 30 2023

Tech-oriented Armenia could be lucrative market for Israel

YEREVAN, Armenia —After 30 years of bilateral diplomatic relations, Azerbaijan—a predominantly Muslim nation that uses its vast oil wealth to buy Israeli drones and other weaponry—on Wednesday formally established its embassy in Tel Aviv.

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his counterpart from Baku, Jeyhun Bayramov, led the opening ceremony, with Bayramov highlighting their strong relationship built on “dialogue and mutual understanding.”

Yet with far less fanfare, the Jewish state is also quietly restoring its political and economic ties with Azerbaijan’s arch-enemy, Armenia.

Rising interest in this ancient landlocked nation coincides with Armenia’s booming economy, fueled by an influx of software engineers from nearby Russia who are eager to escape deteriorating conditions at home ever since their country invaded Ukraine more than a year ago.

At least 150,000 Russian professionals, and maybe more, have fled here—often with their families in tow—since the war broke out on Feb. 24, 2022. But Russia’s loss is Armenia’s gain. This mountainous, landlocked Caucasus republic of 3 million—an imperfect but lively democracy with an ancient alphabet and a fledgling tech sector—has benefitted handsomely from Russia’s brain drain.

For one thing, the new arrivals have helped push Armenia’s GDP growth to 13% last year, even as it remains mired in a simmering conflict of its own with neighboring Azerbaijan; the last major war between the two ex-Soviet republics erupted in 2020 and killed an estimated 6,000 people on both sides. Meanwhile, Armenian exports to Russia tripled to $2 billion in 2022 compared to a year earlier, and remittances in the other direction quadrupled to $3.2 billion.

“This influx of Russians is a mini-version of what happened in Israel after the Soviet collapse,” said Ashot Arzumanyan, a partner and co-founder at SmartGate VC, a venture capital fund that invests in startups involved in everything from AI and robotics to biotech manufacturing.

“So many scientists and engineers left the USSR and settled in Israel. That set off a very strong wave of talent and initiative,” said Arzumanyan, whose fund is currently seeking $15-30 million from high-net worth individuals, including many in southern California’s large and influential Armenian diaspora. “Something similar is happening in Armenia—lots of really talented people moving here and becoming part of Armenia’s tech scene.”

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/tech-oriented-armenia-could-be-lucrative-market-for-israel/

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The Telegraph, UK

April 2 2023

Armenia promises not to arrest Putin after he threatens it with economic ruin

The Kremlin said there would be ‘serious negative consequences’ as the country moves to join the ICC, which has labelled him a war criminal

ByJames Kilner

Armenia has said that it won’t arrest Vladimir Putin despite preparing to join the International Criminal Court which has labelled the Russian leader a war criminal.

Since its constitutional court approved joining the ICC last week, the Kremlin has threatened Armenia with “serious negative consequences” and banned its dairy imports.

But in a blow to the authority of the ICC, a top Armenian official has now confirmed that police will not arrest Mr Putin if he travels to Yerevan.

“The decision of the constitutional court does not find anyone guilty in any matter and does not require steps to arrest anyone,” said Hakob Arshakyan, deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament. “We have heard concerns expressed by the Russian Federation.”

For the Kremlin, Armenia’s move towards the ICC was not only a humiliation but also posed a practical problem.

The ICC ruled last month that Mr Putin was a war criminal for authorising the abduction of thousands of children from Ukraine. This means that the ICC now expects its 123 member states, and aspirants like Armenia, to arrest him.

Vital ally

Mr Putin’s travel options have shrunk since he ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February and he has restricted himself mainly to visiting former Soviet Central Asia and the South Caucasus. He travelled to Armenia in November for a security conference.

The war has weakened Russia’s power and influence over its former Soviet satellite states.

Armenia once viewed Russia as a vital ally that was able to impose peace in the South Caucasus but last year, Nikol Pashinyan, its prime minister, accused the Kremlin of failing to stop Azerbaijani border attacks.

He has since cancelled a military exercise, threatened to leave the Russia-led CSTO security group and courted the US and the EU.

Armenia’s parliament approved joining the ICC in 1999 but this was blocked five years later by its constitutional court.

In 2015 Armenia adopted a new constitution and in 2021 Mr Pashinyan asked the constitutional court to reconsider joining the ICC because he wants to prosecute Azerbaijani military commanders accused of crimes during a war in 2020.

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Edmon Marukyan presents details on peace treaty talks with Azerbaijan at British parliament, foreign ministry

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10:11, 3 April 2023

YEREVAN, APRIL 3, ARMENPRESS. Ambassador-at-large Edmon Marukyan had meetings at the British foreign ministry and parliament where he presented information on the Azerbaijani blockade of the Lachin Corridor, its non-compliance with the International Court of Justice ruling and Baku’s latest actions.

In a statement posted on social media, Marukyan said he also presented the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty negotiations process.

Marukyan said that he participated in discussions dedicated to the region in Oxford and London at the invitation of the John Smith Trust and the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building.

“During the visit I met with high-ranking officials at the UK foreign ministry’s South Caucasus division and comprehensively presented information on the Azerbaijani blockade of Lachin Corridor, the non-compliance with the UN’s International Court of Justice ruling, and the Azerbaijani government’s latest actions.

During a meeting organized for British think-tanks in the UK parliament, I presented details on the peace treaty negotiations process and the recent Azerbaijani actions, as well as the positions of the Republic of Armenia on the discussed issues,” Marukyan added.

The United Nations’ highest court – the International Court of Justice (ICJ) - ordered Azerbaijan on February 22 to “take all steps at its disposal” to ensure unimpeded movement of persons, vehicles and cargo along the Lachin Corridor in both directions. The Lachin Corridor has been blocked by Azerbaijan since 12 December 2022.

 

 

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PM Pashinyan calls for continued international diplomatic efforts to achieve fulfillment of ICJ ruling by Azerbaijan

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11:19, 6 April 2023

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday called for continued diplomatic efforts to achieve compliance with the ICJ ruling by Azerbaijan on opening the Lachin Corridor.

Speaking at the Cabinet meeting, PM Pashinyan said that the humanitarian situation in Nagorno Karabakh is still tense due to the closure of the Lachin Corridor. He added that gas and electricity supply to Nagorno Karabakh remains blocked as well.

The Prime Minister also spoke about the April 5 incident when a group of citizens en route from Goris to Stepanakert were barred from returning to their homes in Nagorno Karabakh.

“This documented incident once again highlights our previous assessments, and these assessments are further highlighted on the backdrop of the February 22 ruling by the International Court of Justice, according to which Azerbaijan must take all actions to fully restore the functioning of the Lachin Corridor. The incident once again recorded that the international court’s ruling remains unfulfilled and we must continue our corresponding international diplomatic efforts,” the Prime Minister said.

The United Nations’ highest court – the International Court of Justice (ICJ) - ordered Azerbaijan on February 22 to “take all steps at its disposal” to ensure unimpeded movement of persons, vehicles and cargo along the Lachin Corridor in both directions. The Lachin Corridor has been blocked by Azerbaijan since 12 December 2022.

 

 

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Border guards deployment locations on Armenian-Azerbaijani border partially clarified

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11:26, 6 April 2023

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reported “certain improvement” of the situation as a result of clarifications of the Armenian and Azerbaijani border guards’ deployment locations in the Tegh-Kornidzor section.

He said that the locations of deployment in 7 out of 12km are clarified, while work is still ongoing for the other 5km.

The Lachin Corridor is being rerouted due to the opening of the Kornidzor-Tegh road – which is connecting Armenia to the Lachin Corridor. As a result, the Armenian border guards must assume the protection of the 12km section of the Armenia-Azerbaijani border. No direct border protection was carried out in that area neither by Armenia nor Azerbaijan in accordance with a previous agreement on ensuring the temporary route of the Lachin Corridor.

“And as you know, during the assumption of direct border protection some problems emerged, which the NSS informed about, stressing that misinterpretation of maps took place during the deployment of the two sides. In some areas, by our assessment, the Azerbaijani side deployed and conducted engineering works some 100 to 300 meters deep into territory of Armenia. After that, an agreement was reached for cartographers of both sides to clarify the situation. During that time, work has been implemented for clarifying the deployment locations of the border guards. And the situation has improved to some extent. In particular, the deployment locations in 7km of the 12km are clarified, while the work on the other 5km is still in progress,” Pashinyan said.

He reiterated that the Armenian government’s position remains that of avoiding an escalation. Pashinyan expressed hope that the adjustment work will be carried out in a constructive atmosphere.

 

 

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Senior MP comments on CSTO document on deployment of mission

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15:17, 6 April 2023

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, ARMENPRESS. Armenia never rejected the deployment of a CSTO monitoring mission on its territory, but the document envisaging the deployment is still in the phase of amendments, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs MP Sargis Khandanyan told reporters.

“Armenia never rejected the deployment of a CSTO monitoring mission, but the document envisaging the deployment is still in the phase of amendments. And it is important for the records to be made, which we believe would objectively present what actually happened against the sovereign territory of Armenia. Naturally, without accepting this and without assessing the situation in detail, it will be difficult to imagine what kind of a mission and in what territory the mission is to be conducted,” Khandanyan said.

“And when Armenia will consider the draft document in a given stage to match Yerevan’s position and desires, that’s when it will be possible to speak about the deployment of a CSTO monitoring mission,” he added.

 

 

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April 10 2023

Two Azerbaijani soldiers find themselves on the territory of Armenia

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Azerbaijani soldier arrested in Armenia

“On April 10, from 01:00 to 02:00, a soldier of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces was found and arrested on the territory of Armenia,” a Ministry of Defense reports. The ministry said in a statement that, according to the arrested Azerbaijani, another soldier was with him. The search for the second continues.

Earlier Azerbaijan reported that two Azerbaijani soldiers “got lost due to adverse weather conditions and limited visibility” in the Shahbuz region of Nakhichevan, bordering Armenia.

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“He put on my owner’s jacket and went out into the village”

The Armenian Defense Ministry limited itself to a short statement about the discovery and arrest of an Azerbaijani soldier. Details of the incident were relayed by local residents.

The head of the administration of the Sisian community, Armen Hakobjanyan, told journalists that two Azerbaijanis entered the village of Bnunis. Only one of the Azerbaijani servicemen was detained, and he was in civilian clothes. The head of the Bnunis community, Gor Hovhannisyan, did not go into details, only saying that “everything is fine in the village, there is no panic.”

Armenian media also published the testimony of a resident of the city of Sisian who said that the Azerbaijani “entered one of the houses, ate, put on the owner’s jacket and went out to the village.” According to him, the woman of the house thought that it was her husband who was eating something in the kitchen, and continued to go about her business.

The man said that he had heard from others that the Azerbaijani soldier was allegedly noticed near the village shop, where the men gathered and realized that he was not Armenian and called the National Security Service:

“He spoke Russian poorly, people caught him, they decided to find out who he was. He passed through places where there are Armenian military positions, it is impossible to pass there. But he did not pass through the posts, but went around them with paths on top. It was foggy and he got lost.”

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“There is nothing to be surprised about, tomorrow they [Azerbaijanis] will also enter our homes. Nobody is safe.”

“Can saboteurs get lost — since when?”

“I don’t know if they got lost or are trying to mislead.”

“See guests off with gifts so that they suddenly don’t think anything bad about us. Show care and respect.”

“Keep this Azerbaijani saboteur in captivity and exchange him for our captured Armenians illegally held in Baku prisons.”

“People should not have given the Azerbaijani to the authorities, otherwise they would return the captive to Azerbaijan with a bow around his neck. Demand the return of Armenian prisoners in exchange.”

“The villagers are in paralysis. Whoever wants, when he wants, enters the territory of the country, the Azerbaijanis are advancing their positions deep into Armenia. And Nikol [Pashinyan] says, “We don’t want an escalation.” Are you stupid or what?“

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French Senator calls for arming Armenia

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10:58, 24 April 2023

YEREVAN, APRIL 24, ARMENPRESS. French Senator Gilbert-Luc Devinaz, the Chairman of the France-Armenia Friendship Group, has called for more support to Armenia in addition to the EU monitoring mission’s activities.

He said that they must help arm Armenia.

“Azerbaijan has violated Armenia’s territorial integrity. Our stance is expressed by my colleagues in the Senate. What the EU is doing through its monitoring mission is good, but we must allow Armenia to ensure the security of its borders, meaning, we must help Armenia arm itself,” the Senator told reporters in Armenia. He is visiting Armenia on the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day.

 

 

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