Author: Ani Tigranian

Armenian, Greek FMs discuss issues on regional, international agenda

Ani Tigranian
Public Radio of Armenia
Sept 23 2021


, 10:00

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Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.

The interlocutors discussed issues related to the rich agenda of the Armenian-Greek relations, emphasizing the need to make efforts to further strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation.

During the meeting, the parties hailed the mutual support within the framework of international structures.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Greece exchanged views on a number of urgent issues on the regional and international agenda. Minister Mirzoyan presented to his Greek counterpart the situation created by the Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression unleashed against Artsakh, emphasizing the need for the immediate return of Armenian prisoners of war and civilian hostages.

Ararat Mirzoyan stressed the need to resume the process of peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.

Launch of large-scale project to eternalize memory of martyrs to be announced on September 21

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 18:01,

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS. The focus of September 21 events will be commemoration of the martyrs, ARMENPRESS reports Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said at the National Assembly, answering the question of MP Gegham Nazaryan about the Independence Day colorful events.

“I want to apologize to the people whose feelings I have somehow hurt by making such a statement. I said that our mood is not festive, but our Republic is 30 years old. The focus of the planned events will be the commemoration of the martyrs. The launch of a large-scale project to eternalize the memory of our brothers and sisters who lost their lives in the wars and during combat duties since independence from Artsakh and Armenia will be announced on September 21, over which we have been holding working consultations for nearly 6 months. The philosophy is the following – the martyrs fell so as to give life to Armenia’’, Nikol Pashinyan said.

Armenia’s stability in political and economic areas very important for Georgia – PM Garibashvili

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 17:08, 8 September, 2021

TBILISI, SEPTEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili discussed the regional cooperation and a number of other issues during their meeting today in Tbilisi.

At the press conference after the meeting, the Georgian PM said that the stability of Armenia in both political and economic areas is very important for Georgia.

“This is directly linked with the stability of our country. Respectively, our regional goals are three – peace, stability and welfare. Georgia has always supported peaceful cooperation and coexistence in the South Caucasus, we have proved this with our work some times before. Several months ago, we have achieved success with the leaders of the three countries – Georgia and especially with my mediation, with the direct participation of Mr. Prime Minister, as well as with the efforts of the Azerbaijani President. It was connected with the return of the Armenian captives and the handover of key documents, the maps, to Azerbaijan. This successful precedent gives us an opportunity for optimism. I once again reiterated my readiness to the Prime Minister that Georgia will continue to play the role of the active mediator in order to restore trust which is very important”, the Georgian PM said.

He noted that Georgia is ready to discuss new cooperation ideas and projects.

At their meeting the Armenian and Georgian PMs have also discussed issues connected with economy, trade, transport and communication, as well as talked about Pashinyan’s large-scale programs.

“We have also talked about the fields of tourism, energy and culture with the Armenian Prime Minister. These are the issues which we discussed and share completely the same visions over it. I want to state that our country has an interesting transit potential, which we have also discussed. This potential must be used fully”, he stated.

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Georgia on September 8 on an official visit.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Two more Armenian soldiers’ remains found in Artsakh search operations on Sept. 7

Ani Tigranian
Panorama, Armenia
Sept 7 2021

Artsakh rescuers found the remains of two more Armenian soldiers as a result of their search operations for the 2020 Artsakh war casualties on Tuesday, September 7.

The remains were retrieved from the Varanda (Fizuli) region, the State Service of Emergency Situations of Artsakh’s Interior Ministry reported.

The bodies are yet to be identified through a forensic medical examination, the source said.

Since the end of hostilities, a total of 1,659 bodies of Armenian soldiers and civilians have been found and recovered from the Artsakh territories temporarily occupied by Azerbaijan as a result of the 44-day war unleashed by it.

Gegham Nazaryan: ‘The leader of the regime has decided to kill Professor Armen Charchyan’

Ani Tigranian
Panorama, Armenia
Sept 1 2021

Political scientist Gegham Nazaryan, a lawmaker from the opposition Armenia faction, on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of famous doctor, Armenia faction MP Armen Charchyan after the latter suffered a heart attack in pre-trial custody.

“The leader of the regime has decided to kill Professor Armen Charchyan. The professor suffered an acute myocardial infarction in the place of detention and his blood sugar level is very high. I would also like to emphasize that, regardless of his health condition, our colleague was deprived of liberty illegally and is being held in custody illegally,” Nazaryan wrote on Facebook.

“I demand the immediate release of the prominent doctor who saved many people and cured tens of thousands,” the MP said.

Earlier on Tuesday, Charchyan's lawyer Erik Aleksanyan said that the doctor had suffered an acute myocardial infarction. In addition, Charchyan has high blood pressure, heart failure, insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney failure.

“Currently, the professor’s health is in poor condition,” the lawyer said.

Armen Charchyan, who formerly headed the Izmirlian Medical Center, was arrested in June for allegedly forcing his employees to take part in the snap parliamentary elections and vote for the Armenia bloc.

The Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction ruled to release him on bail on July 21, granting a defense motion. On August 23, the Yerevan Criminal Court of Appeals upheld an earlier ruling to arrest the opposition deputy.

Lavrov reveals content of 2009 letter he sent to then Armenia FM

Ani Tigranian
News.am, Armenia
Sept 3 2021
17:05, 03.09.2021

At the meeting with the participants of the education marathon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov detailed the content of his letter to then-Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian—and prior to the signing of the Armenian-Turkish protocols in 2009.

"In 2008, our Armenian friends told us that the Turks are proposing to agree on documents for the restoration of diplomatic relations, normalization of relations, cooperation, implementation of joint projects. We said, 'That's very good. Are there any preconditions?' 'No, there are no preconditions.'

Then the case reached the signing; it was planned in Zurich—of course, with the participation of the [foreign] ministers of Armenia, Turkey. (…). but before signing, our Turkish colleagues said, "Yes, we will sign all that, but we must make a reservation on the Nagorno-Karabakh [(Artsakh)] issue."

The text of the reservation contradicted Armenia's position. And I told my colleague that I had cautioned him that I did not really believe that this would happen without preconditions. But we were where we were. Everyone has already come—and a deadlock.

As a result, the Turkish colleague agreed to withdraw that formal condition. But the Armenian colleagues were saying they shall make a statement in which Armenia would present its position on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. At that time, the Turkish minister said, ‘If you make a statement, then I will make a statement, too.’

We were already realizing that we had to get out of this situation somehow. And I wrote a letter to him [i.e., then-Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian] not to insist on the topic of a comment. And so it happened. As a result, the documents were signed, but later ‘disappeared’ for the same reason, as the parties had different viewpoints on the Karabakh settlement process," the Russian FM said.

Lavrov added: "Now that the war in Nagorno-Karabakh is over, there are grounds for unblocking the political process, transport and economic ties. It would be logical if Armenia and Turkey resume efforts to normalize relations." The Russian FM stressed that they are ready to assist these efforts in the most active way.

Armenian serviceman killed in Azerbaijani shooting at Yeraskh section of border

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 14:54, 1 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. On September 1, at around 11:10, the Azerbaijani armed forces once again resorted to provocation, by opening fire from sniper rifles at the Armenian positions located in the Yeraskh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the defense ministry of Armenia said in a statement.

Serviceman of the Armenian Armed Forces, junior sergeant Gegham Sahakyan, born in 1982, received a fatal gunshot wound as a result.

“The defense ministry shares the grief of the loss and extends condolences to the family, relatives and fellow servicemen of the soldier”, the statement says, adding: “The ministry strongly condemns the actions of the Azerbaijani side and warns that they will not go unanswered. The entire responsibility of the escalation of the situation falls on the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan”.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Armenian FM briefs his Iranian counterpart on consequences of Azerbaijan’s illegal invasion

Ani Tigranian
News.am, Armenia
Sept 1 2021
Armenian FM briefs his Iranian counterpart on consequences of Azerbaijan's illegal invasion
23:46, 01.09.2021

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan held a phone talk with the newly appointed Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.

Ararat Mirzoyan and Hossein Amir Abdollahian congratulated each other on assuming the office of Foreign Minister of their countries and expressed hope that thanks to joint efforts, the Armenian-Iranian comprehensive relations based on centuries-old good-neighborly relations would develop even more.

The parties discussed in detail effective cooperation between the two countries at bilateral and multilateral platforms. The prospects for expanding cooperation in the economic sphere were especially emphasized. In this regard, the role of the joint intergovernmental commission of the Republic of Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran was emphasized.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Iran also noted the importance of signing and effective application of the multilateral agreement on the creation of the international transport corridor Persian Gulf-Black Sea.

The sides exchanged views on regional and international security issues.

Ararat Mirzoyan drew the attention of his colleague to the situation resulting from the illegal invasion of the territory of Armenia by the Azerbaijani armed forces, stressing the inadmissibility of such behavior, which is a serious threat to regional stability.

“Armenia” faction of parliament will not participate in voting of government’s action plan

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 11:24, 26 August, 2021

YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, ARMENPRESS. The Armenia faction of Parliament will not participate in the voting of the government’s action plan, faction head Seyran Ohanyan said during today’s session.

“Given the rather poor directions in the action plan, the Armenia bloc thinks that you will adopt that action plan, therefore, we will not take part in the voting of that action plan”, he said.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Government program passes parliament

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 12:10, 26 August, 2021

YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, ARMENPRESS. The Pashinyan Administration’s action plan for 2021-2026 passed parliament 70-0-0.

The two opposition blocs boycotted the vote and didn’t participate. But the ruling Civil Contract’s votes were enough for the action plan to pass.

Editing by Stepan Kocharyan