In this week’s episode of Insights with Eric Hacopian, Eric discusses the recent war of words between Baku and Moscow over place names in Karabakh, a resolution passed by the French Senate calling for sanctions on Azerbaijan, and the storm of controversy over a new BBC documentary about Azerbaijan.
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Pashinyan calls Assad and Erdogan, as Armenia sends rescue teams
In the aftermath of Monday’s devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held separate telephone conversations yesterday evening with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Armenia has sent a 29-member rescue team to Syria and a 27-member team to Turkey, according to the Interior Ministry. Erdoğan thanked Pashinyan for his solidarity and noted that the Turkish government highly values Armenia’s support, especially in terms of deepening dialogue between the two countries, which do not have formal diplomatic relations. It was Pashinyan’s second phone call ever with Erdoğan. Credits: Ruptly
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Armenia says it received more peace proposals from Azerbaijan
French President Emmanuel Macron has once again called for the Lachin corridor, the only route between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh to be reopened. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock too called for the blockade to “end immediately” during a press conference with her Armenian counterpart.
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Are the US and EU trying to oust Russia from
Paul Stronski, a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program, spoke to CivilNet about the EU’s decision last month to deploy a two-year monitoring mission to the Armenian side of the border with Azerbaijan. Stronski also discussed the perception that the United States and European Union may be trying to oust Russia from the South Caucasus. He also touched on pushback within the EU against the mission to Armenia, and whether the U.S. and EU are working to deescalate the situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan and why.
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Armenia to send rescue teams to Syria, Turkey after devastating
By Mark Dovich A spokesperson for Armenia’s Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday the country would be sending search and rescue teams to Syria and Turkey after a devastating earthquake in the region left at least 5,000 dead and tens of thousands more injured. Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had said his government was “ready to provide assistance.” A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the Turkish city of Gaziantep in the early hours of Monday morning, leveling thousands of buildings across southern Turkey and northern Syria. It was one of the strongest earthquakes to strike the region in at least a […]
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EU mission in Armenia to improve confidence, stability and security:
By Emilio Luciano Cricchio Natalie Loiseau, a French member of the European Parliament and former Minister of European Affairs, spoke to CivilNet about the EU’s decision last month to deploy a civilian mission to the Armenian side of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border for two years. Loiseau also discussed France’s role in the EU mission and the peace process in general. – The European Parliament adopted a resolution that did not only call for the Lachin corridor to be reopened, but also for international organizations to have access to Nagorno-Karabakh, including for OSCE or EU fact-finding missions. The International Crisis Group published […]
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AND IN OTHER NEWS: Armenians In Karabakh Under Siege
Armenians around the world continue to bring attention to the blockade, including the superstar Cher through an op-ed in Newsweek. President Aliyev’s calculation that he could impose the blockade without any notice or harm to his reputation was clearly wrong, but the question remains if it will matter as the world still treats him with kid gloves in deference to gas deals. A central figure in the blockade has been the International Committee of the Red Cross, which has consistently been the only international humanitarian group allowed to operate in Nagorno-Karabakh. It tweeted out a progress report of what it […]
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Pashinyan expresses condolences to Turkey-Syria earthquake victims, offers assistance
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan offered Syria and Turkey assistance today after a powerful earthquake struck the Syria-Turkey border overnight, leaving at least 1,500 people dead and 3,000 more injured. Credits: Ruptly
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The BBC’s Armenian problem
As Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh continues, a number of Western media outlets have been covering the latest developments around the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. CivilNet host and analyst Eric Hacopian breaks down some of the more problematic coverage and what can be done to debunk false narratives around the crisis.