Author: Bedik Zaminian

Azerbaijan announces transfer of 1713 bodies of military personnel to Armenia

Bedik Zaminian
Caucasian Knot
Aug 30 2022
After the trilateral declaration had been signed on November 10, 2020, the remains of 1713 Armenian military personnel were found and transferred to Armenia, reported Ismail Akhundov, the secretary of the State Commission of Azerbaijan for Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons.

According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 776 Armenians are considered missing during the first Karabakh war, and 345 people – during the second Karabakh war, Ismail Akhundov said.

According to him, as a result of the joint activities carried out after the trilateral declaration signed on November 10, 2020, the remains of 1713 Armenian military personnel were found and transferred to the opposite side, the “News.am reports.

“During the first Karabakh war, 1480 Azerbaijanis were released from captivity, and 509 people were transferred to the opposite side. At the same time, dozens of bodies of people from both sides who perished on the line of contact between troops and in captivity were transferred to the parties through the mediation of the ICRC. After the trilateral declaration had been signed, the opposite side handed over to Azerbaijan 25 people, including 19 military personnel and six civilians, of whom five persons, including one military and four civilians, were detained until September 27, 2020. The Azerbaijani side released 159 people, including 118 military personnel and 41 civilians of Armenian origin, of whom five were women. Of them, six persons, including 4 military personnel and 2 civilians, were detained before September 27, 2020,” Ismail Akhundov said.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on at 01:03 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

See earlier reports:
Azerbaijani authorities announce search for mass graves near Karabakh village, Military's remains found in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia's IC counts 3809 casualties in Nagorno-Karabakh autumn war.

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Putin, Pashinyan discuss Karabakh

Bedik Zaminian
ARMINFO
Armenia – Aug 24 2022
Alexandr Avanesov

ArmInfo. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone talk, the Kremlin press office reports. 

The sides discussed the situation round Nagorno-Karabakh. 

"The sides re-affirmed the importance of consistent implementation of  the Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders' agreement of November  9, 2020, January 11 and November 26, 2021.The sides highlighted the  role of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in ensuring regional  stability," the report reads. 

The two also discussed further development of Russian-Armenian  strategic partnership.

The body of the missing person in Surmalu shopping center may have turned into ashes – Rescue service

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YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, ARMENPRESS. The search and rescue operations for the missing citizen in the "Surmalu" shopping center continue, there is 40 m2 of space left, where the rescuers still need to carry out search operations, ARMENPRESS reports deputy director of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia, colonel Hovhannes Yemishyan said in a briefing with journalists.

"We worked for two days to reach the area where the missing person is supposed to be. We are looking at all possible places, we are not ruling out any part," said Yemishyan.

According to the deputy director of the rescue service, there was a high temperature in the likely location of the missing person, and firefighting operations were carried out in that area for more than 20 hours.

"There is about 1-1.5 meters of ash there. The temperature during the explosion and fire was between 500 and 1000 °C. It is possible that the body has turned into ashes," Yemishyan said.

The deputy director of the rescue service noted that, probably, search and rescue operations will be carried out for one more day, after which a conclusion will be made whether the citizen was found or not.

After the explosion and fire in the "Surmalu" shopping center on August 14, 16 bodies of citizens were found, all of them have been identified. Vanik Khachik Amirkhanyan is currently considered missing.




Cyprus Airways adds flight to Yerevan, Armenia

Bedik Zaminian
Aug 21 2022
Sunday, Aug 21, 2022

Cyprus Airways announced today its third weekly direct flight to Yerevan, Armenia.

The added frequency, starting on September 13 continues increasing capacity on the route following its successful launch late last month.

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities.

Situated along the Hrazdan River, it is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of the

Paul Sies, CEO, Cyprus Airways, said: “Following this successful launch and increasing demand,an additional weekly flight to Yerevan was inevitable. It shows our intent to grow and expand our international network further.”

Flights to Athens have effectively been increased to double daily; Beirut becomes a daily service, while flights to Tel-Aviv increased to six weekly services.

Cyprus Airways will soon be announcing its winter 2022/23 flight schedule with new frequencies to the most popular destinations at the best value for money prices.

The airline also announced it will increase frequencies on its most popular routes.

Cyprus Airways currently operates to Athens, Thessaloniki, Preveza, Skiathos, Rhodes, Santorini, Heraklion, Tel Aviv, and Beirut.

Erdogan acknowledges direct participation in aggression against Armenia and Artsakh

Bedik Zaminian
NEWS.am
Armenia – Aug 8 2022
19:18, 08.08.2022

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the conference of ambassadors spoke about the war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia.

According to Turkish CNNturk, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that it was with the support of Turkey that Azerbaijan defeated Armenia in 2020.

He also believes that Armenia will correctly assess developments and respond positively to the calls of Turkey and Azerbaijan.

Thus, Erdogan recognized the direct participation of the second most powerful NATO country in the aggression against Armenia and Artsakh.


Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan will be connected through the territory of Iran. Azerbaijani media

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 18:54, 9 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 9, ARMENPRESS. A connection between Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan will be established through the territory of Iran, ARMENPRESS reports, Azerbaijani media informs, referring to the statement of the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov.

"Azerbaijan has an alternative route to connect with Nakhichevan through the Aras River, bypassing Armenia. For this purpose, according to the agreement with Iran, Baku has already started the construction of the first bridge over the Aras River," the minister noted.

South Korean social gaming app Zepeto willing to include Armenia in virtual platform

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South Korean virtual social app ZEPETO willing to include Armenia in virtual platform

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 10:04, 2 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 2, ARMENPRESS. South Korea’s Naver Z, a Naver Group subsidiary that runs the 3D-avatar app ZEPETO expressed readiness to cooperate with Armenia and include the country’s tourism hotspots in the program.

As part of a media tour organized by the Korean Culture and Information Service, ARMENPRESS’s Editor-in-Chief Shant Khlghatyan met with Iris Son, Global Business Development Manager of Nazer Z.

Son said that ZEPETO is their company’s most popular app. The company is receiving funding from both the South Korean government and private companies.

ZEPETO provides a blend of entertainment, gaming, and social networking experiences. It lets users render their selfies in 3D avatars, design digital spaces and interact with others.

“ZEPETO is a platform in virtual reality where people can meet one another. People can create their avatar and the environment which is convenient for them. Most of our users are 13-22 years old. Most are young females. This is an unusual phenomenon for the gaming and ICT area. 90% of the users are from abroad. This is very surprising. We call them global users. They are mainly from Asian countries, Indonesia, Thailand, but we also have users from France, Brazil and elsewhere,” Son said.

Most Korean users of the app are from various age groups, unlike foreign users. Iris Son explains this by saying that Naver Z is a major global company and therefore Koreans trust the services offered by the company.

There are ZEPETO users in Armenia too, albeit few.

The company is cooperating with the Korean government. Son said that they have cooperated with the South Korean Tourism Agency: Before working together, they conducted a survey to reveal the top tourism destination of foreigners in South Korea, and the result was Hangang Park in Seoul. And based on this, ZEPETO created the park in virtual reality.

“Therefore I hope that we can also cooperate with Armenia. You have beautiful places and we’d like them to be included in our app. And then we can enjoy Armenia’s sights from our homes. Actually, many people were feeling lonely due to the coronavirus, and human contacts in the metaverse system has unlimited potential, and that’s why people can feel and do things which they are unable to in real life,” Son said.

Naver Z is also working with companies like Nike, Gucci and Samsung. “They want to know that the ZEPETO users do in virtual reality, their behavior and preferences.”

Now Naver Z is planning to create alternative worlds in virtual reality.  There are other similar platforms in the market today, and Son said they want to unite all of them so that more people have the chance to meet in alternative reality.

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Putin-Erdogan negotiations, which lasted more than 4 hours, have ended. A joint statement adopted

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 21:01, 5 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 5, ARMENPRESS. Negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have ended in Sochi, ARMENPRESS reports, Ria Novosti said.

“The negotiations lasted more than four hours. Based on the results of the negotiations, a joint statement was adopted”, said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President.

Forced migrants from Karabakh demand to build a settlement for them in Armenia

Bedik Zaminian
Caucasian Knot


At a protest action in Yerevan, more than 50 forced migrants from Nagorno-Karabakh have added to their earlier demands a call to build a separate settlement for refugees. Officials in Armenia ignore the problems of forced migrants and do not allow them meeting members of international institutions, the “Association of Armenian Refugees” announces.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that migrants from Nagorno-Karabakh regularly hold protests in Yerevan. They demand from the Armenian authorities to grant them the official refugee status and recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. In particular, on July 14, a protest action with such demands was held by several dozen forced migrants from Gadrut.

During the protest action, Levon Airiyan, the chair of the “In the Name of Gadrut” NGO, voiced four demands of forced migrants to the Armenian government.

First of all, the authorities of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh should “ensure the Armenian status of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).” Furthermore, the authorities should clarify the refugee status for forced migrants, protesters say.

The forced migrants also demand to build a separate community for their community in Armenia.

The fourth requirement voiced by the forced migrants concerns social problems. According to the decision of the authorities, financial support for the forced migrants should be provided until housing is allocated to them. However, according to a spokesperson for the protesters, the payments of money “are being delayed for months and the refugees are not even able to pay rent.”

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on at 11:33 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

See earlier reports:

Relatives of Azeri veteran reproach authorities for neglecting his problems, Armenia: IDPs from Gadrut demand refugee status, Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh demand to return them to their homeland.

Author: Armine Martirosyan Source: СK correspondent

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Forecast: The war in Ukraine will lead to a redistribution of the zones of influence of global centers of power

Bedik Zaminian
ARMINFO
Armenia –
David Stepanyan

ArmInfo. The war in Ukraine will eventually lead to a redistribution of the zones of influence of global centers of power. It is also possible to forecast significant  transformations in the weight of these geopolitical actors. Professor  of Political Science at YSU Faculty of International Relations Garik  Keryan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.

The professor, in particular, forecasts the expansion of the zones of  influence of the conditional pole of the United States and Great  Britain due to the reduction of influence of the European Union,  moreover, the dependence of the latter on them. Keryan explained his  forecast about the likelihood of Brussels losing its own weight and  influence in world politics by the huge financial losses of the EU as  a result of the sanctions applied against the Russian Federation.  Which, in his opinion, directly leads the EU to an energy crisis.

"Against the background of the prospects for a significant reduction  in the production of any energy- intensive products in the EU, the  current hegemony of Germany and France on the continent is being  questioned and begins to fluctuate. At the same time, strengthening  the possibilities for expansion into the European market of the  United States and Canada. Not to mention the strengthening of the  competitive positions of China, Japan, India, Brazil and Turkey.  This, in turn, is explained either by their refusal to join the  anti-Russian sanctions, or by their too little participation in this  process," he emphasized.

Keryan largely links Russia's prospects to the final results of the  Ukrainian war and China's policy, which is still maneuvering between  the US and the Russian Federation, which the professor explains as  huge costs for Beijing in the event of an aggravation of relations  with the USA and the problem of Taiwan.  "One way or another, today  it seems possible to forecast gradual new transformations in the US  hegemony that replaced the bipolar world as a result of the end of  the Cold War. And the losses that the EU bears from all this  processes make the UK's timely withdrawal from the European Union  quite understandable," summed up Keryan.