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Azerbaijan demands withdrawal of Armenian troops around Nagorno-Karabakh, fighting rages

Eduard Nalbandian
SWISS INFO
Aug 3 2022
This content was published on August 3, 2022 – 18:28

(Reuters) – Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry on Wednesday demanded the disarmament of "illegal Armenian formations" around the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh after clashes erupted around the enclave.

Earlier, Azerbaijan said one of its soldiers had been killed in fighting around Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian-backed separatist government had earlier announced a partial mobilisation of its population.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Chris Reese)

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Constitutional reforms commission “actively working”, says Justice Minister

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 12:36, 28 July 2022

YEREVAN, JULY 28, ARMENPRESS. The Specialized Commission for Constitutional Reforms is now working in Yerevan and other cities as part of various meetings to take note of the issues and outline the solutions, the Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan told reporters.

“Now the commission is actively working in the provinces and in Yerevan as part of various meetings. 5 members of the commission will collect all issues and solutions and will start presenting it via live broadcast starting September to the Constitutional Reforms Council, to us all,” he said.

Andreasyan did not specify exact timeframes.

Pakistan envoy to Lebanon invites Armenian Catholicos of Cilicia to his country

Eduard Nalbandian
NEWS.am
Armenia –
17:07, 29.07.2022

On Thursday, Catholicos Aram I of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church received Pakistan's ambassador to Lebanon, Salman Athar, accompanied by the Pakistani embassy's political officials, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Aram I conveyed necessary information to the newly appointed ambassador about the problems and concerns related to the internal affairs of Lebanon, the nationwide mission of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, as well as the rights of the Armenian people of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).

Responding to the ambassador's wish, Aram I reflected also on interreligious—especially Christian-Islamic—dialogue and cooperation.

The ambassador of Pakistan, for his part, emphasized the importance of giving a new impetus to the Christian-Islamic dialogue—and based on the principles of mutual respect and trust. He noted that his country is doing special work in this regard, and expressed a wish that the Catholicos of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia visit Pakistan on a suitable occasion and hold meetings and deliver lectures there.

Chess: 44th World Chess Olympiad: Armenian team starts with a win

Eduard Nalbandian
Public Radio of Armenia

The Armenian national team beat Madagascar in the first round of the 44th World Chess Olympiad under way in Chennai, India.

Hrant Melkumyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Manuel Petrosyan and Robert Hovhannisyan beat their rivals in the first round. The Armenian team is set to face Andorra in the second round.

The 44th World Chess Olympiad will be held in Swiss format, with 11 rounds. The teams of Russia and Belarus have been banned from participating in the event.

Teams from 186 countries are participating in the men’s tournament. India, as the organizer of the Olympics, is represented by three teams.

The Armenian national team ranks 12th among the participants with the average rating of chess players (2642). The list is headed by the USA team (2771), in which Levon Aronian will play on the 2nd board.

The Armenian men’s team is a three-time Olympic champion. Our chess players became champions in 2006, 2008 and 2012, and won bronze prizes three times.

Netflix film to feature Armenian vampire hunter characters from Glendale

Eduard Nalbandian
Public Radio of Armenia
Armenia –
, 21:32

 

Netflix’s upcoming vampire action comedy film DAY SHIFT, starring Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, and Snoop Dogg, is to feature Armenian vampire hunter characters, the Armenian Film Society reports.

The film centers on a blue-collar father who provides for his family as a San Fernando Valley pool cleaner, which is secretly a front for a union of vampire hunters.

Scott Adkins and Steve Howey are said to play the Nazarian Brothers, a duo of Armenian vampire hunters from Glendale.

DAY SHIFT releases on Netflix on August 12.

US offers help to link Armenia, Azerbaijan

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Washington (AFP) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday offered US assistance in building ties between Armenia and Azerbaijan, encouraging a permanent settlement between the adversaries two years after a Russian-brokered truce.

In separate calls with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Blinken said that the two nations have a "historic opportunity to achieve peace in the region."

Blinken "offered the United States' assistance in facilitating regional transportation and communication linkages," State Department spokesman Ned Price said.

Aliyev and Pashinyan met under EU mediation in May to discuss a future peace treaty. Their foreign ministers followed up with talks this month in neighboring Georgia.

Russia in 2020 brokered a truce that ended a six-week war that claimed more than 6,500 lives. Russia deployed some 2,000 peacekeepers, with Armenia agreeing to cede swathes of territory it had controlled for decades.

The United States, Russia and France — which all have strong Armenian diasporas — formed the so-called Minsk group that sought to broker a resolution amid the first war in the 1990s over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated region internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.

The United States has drastically scaled back contact with Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in February, although Washington has maintained indirect contact with Moscow on some international issues such as Iran.

Price said the United States was ready to engage with "likeminded partners" to support peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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Healthcare Minister doesn’t rule out need to re-impose restrictions if COVID-19 cases continue rising

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YEREVAN, JULY 21, ARMENPRESS. A rise in COVID-19 cases is recorded in Armenia over the past month, Healthcare Minister Anahit Avanesyan warned Thursday.

Avanesyan said the rise is connected with travel.

“As you know the wave is rising rather actively in European countries, and we were predicting that parallel with activation of travel some infiltration could happen into our country. We are closely following the developments and our healthcare system stands ready for any scenario,” the minister said.

The next two weeks will show whether or not this current wave has the tendency to spread or stabilize, she said.

Avanesyan did not rule out that there will be the need to re-impose certain restrictions in the event of the situation getting worse.

“We advise people to wear masks in hospitals. Those you’ve received two doses of the vaccine are advised to get the booster shot by September, in order for them to be ready for the autumn waves. The summer heat is not a contraindication for getting the vaccine,” she said.

Vice Speaker of Armenian Parliament pays tribute at Eternal Flame of Victory Memorial in Krasnoyarsk

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YEREVAN, JULY 11, ARMENPRESS. The 35th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation between the National Assembly of Armenia and the Federal Assembly of Russia was held in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk, the Armenian Parliament’s press service said.

Before the beginning of the meeting, the Co-Chairs of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee, Hakob Arshakyan and Yuri Vorobyov, accompanied by the members of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation , laid a wreath and flowers at the Eternal Flame of the Victory Memorial.

Armenia, India sign Memorandum of Understanding

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 13:51, 4 July 2022

YEREVAN, JULY 4, ARMENPRESS. Armenia and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the end of the 8th session of Armenian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation in the Fields of Trade, Economy, Technology, Science, Education and Culture in Yerevan on July 4, Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan said in a statement on social media.

“The Agreed Minutes of the IGC 8th Session and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of India regarding Indian Grant Assistance for Implementation of High Impact Community Development Projects were signed at the end of the 8th session of Armenian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation in the Fields of Trade, Economy, Technology, Science, Education and Culture”, the statement says.

Sports: Armenia crowned winner of FIBA European Championship for Small Countries

Eduard Nalbandian
Public Radio of Armenia
July 3 2022

Armenia was crowned winher of the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries after defeaying Malta in the final.

The Armenian national team beat Mra 84:68 over Malta.

Chris Jones was named player of the match. He scored 41 points, had 10 rebounds and made 6 assists.

The 2022 edition of the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was held in Ta’ Qali, Malta from June 28 – July 3, featuring six national teams from across Europe.

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