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Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported another ceasefire violation by Azerbaijan Friday morning, taking the total number of alleged violations by both sides this week to four. A spokesperson for Armenia’s Foreign Minister said a meeting next month between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “cannot be ruled out” after Erdoğan raised the possibility. Catholicos Karekin II convened a meeting at the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin with Armenia’s first three presidents, Levon Ter-Petrossian, Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan.
By Mark Dovich A meeting next month between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “cannot be ruled out,” a spokesperson for Armenia’s Foreign Ministry told the Armenpress news agency Thursday, after Erdoğan raised the possibility in remarks to the press earlier that day. “As of now, such a meeting has not been confirmed. If the meeting is confirmed, we will inform the public in due time,” spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan said. Earlier Thursday, Erdoğan told reporters at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City he “may have a meeting” with Pashinyan at a European […]
By Mark Dovich Azerbaijan’s “official narrative and other sources of information suggest that Azerbaijan intends to occupy more territories of Armenia, which needs to be prevented. I want to stress that the risk of new aggression by Azerbaijan remains very high,” Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a major address Thursday at this year’s United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said in a statement the same day that “the Armenian military-political leadership bears the entire responsibility for the next escalation on the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border.” In his speech, Pashinyan referred to last week’s unprecedented […]
By Mark Dovich Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported another ceasefire violation by Azerbaijan Friday morning, taking the total number of alleged violations by both sides this week to four. Armenia has officially reported one soldier wounded in the alleged shoot-outs. “On September 23, around 7:40 a.m., units of Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces again violated the ceasefire regime, opening fire using various caliber rifles in the direction of Armenian combat positions” on the eastern part of the border, Armenia’s Defense Ministry said. “The enemy’s fire was silenced by retaliatory actions. There are no losses on the Armenian side,” it added. Armenia’s Defense Ministry […]
Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported a second ceasefire violation by Azerbaijani troops Wednesday evening, leaving one person injured and marking Azerbaijan’s second alleged violation in the past two days. Airline tickets from Russia to Armenia quickly sold out for the coming days, while prices surged many times over, after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilization.” Commercial banks in Armenia will decide for themselves on banning usage of the Russian “Mir” payment system, according to the Central Bank. Credits: Ruptly
By Mark Dovich 35 leading Armenian non-governmental organizations called for Vahe Ghazaryan, Armenia’s police chief, to be dismissed in a joint statement Thursday after officers detained relatives of soldiers killed in the 2020 Karabakh (Artsakh) war the day prior for attempting to prevent senior officials from holding a ceremony to mark Armenia’s independence at a major military cemetery. “It is unacceptable for the Armenian police leadership to issue and execute orders to carry out illegal actions using force against citizens,” the NGOs said, noting that “there are credible reports that some of the parents of the fallen servicemen were physically […]
By Mark Dovich Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported a second ceasefire violation by Azerbaijani troops Wednesday evening, leaving one person injured and marking Azerbaijan’s second alleged violation in the past two days. “On September 21, at around 8 p.m., units of Azerbaijan’s armed forces opened fire on Armenian positions in the eastern part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border using mortars and large-caliber firearms,” Armenia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. “The Armenian side has one wounded. As of 9:30 p.m., the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is stable, and there are no shots fired,” it added. Aram Torosyan, a ministry spokesperson, wrote […]
By Mark Dovich Airline tickets from Russia to Armenia, among a number of other destinations, quickly sold out for the coming days, while prices surged many times over, according to social media posts, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement Wednesday of a “partial mobilization.” Russian citizens are permitted to stay in Armenia for up to 180 days without an international passport. Russian citizens can also enter Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan without an international passport, but they cannot stay in those countries as long as they can stay in Armenia, according to information compiled by Meduza, an independent, Russian-language news site. […]
