The article was originally published on al-monitor.com. ISTANBUL — Human rights defenders on Monday…
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By Eduard Abrahamyan The article was published on Cacianalyst.org, a publication of the Central Asia…
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Armenia’s Foreign Ministry released a statement expressing concern after the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem reported an attack by Jewish extremists. Initial trial hearings in the Armenia v. Azerbaijan case at the International Court of Justice are starting today in The Hague. As Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh entered its 50th day, the Red Cross transported 19 people, who had been separated from their families, from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia.
Over the weekend, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi made a historic trip to Armenia, becoming the first Egyptian leader to visit the country. Yerevan described the trip as historic and productive, while Sisi offered to mediate between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Cairo-based journalist Thomas Gorguissian spoke to CivilNet about the significance of Sisi’s visit and future prospects for Armenia-Egypt relations.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry released a statement yesterday evening lambasting the European Union’s decision to deploy a civilian monitoring mission to Armenia. Kristina Kvien has been sworn in as the new U.S. ambassador to Armenia. 350 tons of humanitarian aid remains unable to reach Nagorno-Karabakh due to Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin corridor.
The gas supply to Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, has been restored. However, the gas supply to other regions of the territory remains disrupted. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, in Brussels. Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has launched four new flight routes to Armenia.
Welcome back to Insights with Eric Hacopian. In the latest episode, Eric discusses last week’s fire at a military barracks in eastern Armenia, which left 15 Armenian servicemen dead, and the fundamental reforms the army needs to undertake to ensure that such a disaster does not occur again. Turning to Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade of Artsakh, Eric gives his take on what further moves the international community could make to pressure Baku to lift the blockade.
Azerbaijani special services have been spreading false information online about evacuating Stepanakert residents, according to Karabakh’s National Security Service. The U.S. State Department has once again called for freedom of movement along the Lachin corridor to be restored. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is set to become the first Egyptian leader to visit Armenia.
Sisian Boghossian has been the head of Armenia’s Tourism Committee for almost exactly one year. Boghossian sat down with CivilNet to break down how Armenia’s tourism sector fared in 2022 and discussed what plans she and her team have for 2023. Boghossian also talked about the importance of effective social media use, the need to increase brand awareness, and other strategies the Tourism Committee is working out.
By Mark Dovich Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is set to become the first Egyptian leader to visit Armenia, a senior official at Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan’s office confirmed to CivilNet by phone Wednesday, without specifying a date. “(El-Sisi’s) visit is scheduled, but at the moment, I will refrain from giving a specific date. Once that is clear, we will publish an official message. Preparatory work is now underway,” said Aghasi Margaryan, the head of Khachaturyan’s communications department. Margaryan added that el-Sisi will also visit Azerbaijan as part of a regional trip. As of early afternoon Wednesday, Baku has not commented publicly […]
