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US congresspeople call for end to military aid to Azerbaijan
CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET Armenia has moved a step closer to ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court after the country’s Constitutional Court ruled today that the statute is compatible with Armenia’s constitution. 69 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from both parties have called for the United States to stop providing military aid to Azerbaijan and to send $150 million of aid to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Biden invites Pashinyan to Democracy Summit, Aliyev not invited
CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET An Armenian soldier was killed yesterday afternoon by Azerbaijani forces near the village of Yeraskh on the Armenian border with the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan, according to the Armenian Defense Ministry. During a cabinet meeting today, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan again warned of the risk of a new escalation with Azerbaijan, but expressed confidence that there will eventually be a peace treaty signed between the two countries. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he believes there is an opportunity to achieve an Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal. Credits: Ruptly
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A message for Washington’s Louis Bono
CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET In this week’s episode of Insights with Eric Hacopian, Eric discusses the humanitarian consequences of Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh, which has now stretched past its 100th day. Eric also gives his take on the Armenian government’s deal last month to restart operations at the Amulsar gold mine and gives some personal advice to Louis Bono, Washington’s new special envoy to the South Caucasus.
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Blinken phones Pashinyan, Aliyev as tensions spiral
CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held separate phone calls with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Azerbaijan again blocked the sole pipeline supplying the region’s natural gas, according to Nagorno-Karabakh’s InfoCenter. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said there are no negotiations underway on setting up checkpoints along the Lachin corridor, a key Azerbaijani demand. Armenia’s Defense Ministry said an Armenian soldier who had accidentally crossed into Azerbaijani-controlled territories had been found unharmed. Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party will nominate Anahit Manasyan to serve as the country’s next human rights defender.
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Key moments from Azerbaijan’s 100-day-long blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh
CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET As Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh entered its 100th day Tuesday, CivilNet looks back at the key developments of the past three months that have led the region to a point of crisis. Credits: Ruptly
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Lavrov compares Karabakh to Kosovo and Donbas, stressing need for
CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET There is no section of the 2020 Karabakh ceasefire statement that Azerbaijan has not violated, said Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan today prior to a press conference with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow. Armenia is working to raise the issue of Azerbaijan’s non-compliance with the International Court of Justice’s ruling last month to unblock the Lachin corridor with the United Nations Security Council, according to Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Armenia’s representative to the court. Credits: Ruptly
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‘We’re moving full force on this’: Armenia to set up
CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET Late last year, Armenia’s Economy Ministry put forward a proposal to set up a dry port in Gyumri, envisaging the creation of a large industrial park and special economic zone in the city. Charle Malas, project lead and advisor to Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan, sat down with CivilNet’s Mark Dovich to discuss the dry port and what it could contribute to Armenia’s development.
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Business Week Armenia: Ukraine war migration to Armenia tops 100,000
CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET In this week’s edition of CivilNet’s business digest: Ukraine war migration to Armenia tops 100,000, Yerevan says Viva-MTS, Armenia’s biggest telecoms firm, may go up for sale Still no date for fresh tax breaks for Armenian tech companies
