Author: Jhanna Virabian

Azerbaijan identifies 2908 people killed in 44-day war

Jhanna Virabian
NEWS.am
Armenia –
17:37, 21.07.2022

The identities of 2908 people killed in the 44-day war (aggression against Artsakh and Armenia from 27 September to 9 November, 2020) have been established in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Military Prosecutor's Office reported.

This was announced by military prosecutor  Khanlar Veliyev at a meeting of the Collegiate Military Prosecutor's Office on the results of the first half of 2022, haqqin.az reported.

He noted that as a result of operational and investigative activities, urgent investigative actions, numerous examinations, as well as the regular work of search teams in this direction, military prosecutors together with the staff of the Ministry of Interior and State Security Service have so far managed to identify 2908 people who died in the 44-day war, and identify missing servicemen and transfer their bodies to the families. According to him, investigative measures continue in order to establish the whereabouts of six missing servicemen.

Fellow soldier arrested in connection with soldier’s death

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Fellow soldier arrested in connection with soldier's death

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 17:59,

YEREVAN, JULY 18, ARMENPRESS. As a result of the investigation into the criminal case over the death of conscript Arsen Manukyan, a number of circumstances have been revealed. As ARMENPRESS was informed by the Investigative Committee, Arsen Manukyan's fellow-soldier has been arrested.

Earlier, the Investigative Committee informed that on July 14, 2022 at around 10:25 a.m., private Arsen Manukyan, a mandatory conscript soldier of the N military unit of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, while performing the duties of an observer in a combat position, fatally shot himself from an "AKM" type assault rifle attached to him.




Marukyan calls Pashinyan-Erdogan telephone talk an important step in Armenia-Turkey normalization process

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 10:36, 12 July 2022

YEREVAN, JULY 12, ARMENPRESS. Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia, leader of the Bright Armenia party Edmon Marukyan commented on yesterday’s telephone conversation between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

In a statement on social media, Marukyan said that the last direct contact between the leaders of Armenia and Turkey took place 10 years ago, adding that “this is a very important step in the normalization process of the Armenian-Turkish relations”.

“We should understand that constantly having closed borders and zero diplomatic relations with Turkey will take us nowhere, especially taking into account also the realities of the last war. It’s important for the dialogue to continue and have its successful conclusion, in the form of opening of borders and establishment of diplomatic relations. Armenia continues the productive diplomacy”, he said.

Armenian Parliament Speaker, Serbian Ambassador discuss cooperation development prospects

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 15:06,

YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan received today Ambassador of Serbia to Armenia Tatjana Panajotovic Cvetkovic, the Parliament’s press service said.

Welcoming the guest, the Speaker said he is happy on the occasion that he accepted the Ambassador’s credentials while he was replacing the President of the Republic and added that the opening of a permanent diplomatic representation in Armenia is the best impetus for the development of Armenian-Serbian relations and cooperation. The sides touched upon the importance of parliamentary diplomacy, highlighting the exchange of experience and mutual visits.

Alen Simonyan highlighted the active contacts between the friendship groups, paying special importance to the expansion of close cooperation with Serbia within UN, OSCE, Council of Europe and BSEC.

Issues relating to establishment of peace and security in the region were discussed. Alen Simonyan said that Armenia is acting with the agenda of opening an era of peace in the region.

The development prospects of the Armenian-Serbian multi-sectoral cooperation were also discussed.

Asbarez: French-Armenian Community Leader Barred from Entering Armenia

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ARF Bureau member Mourad Papazian


Mourad Papazian, a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Bureau and a co-chair of the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations in France (CCAF) was barred from entering Armenia and was declared persona non-grata on Thursday when he arrived on flight from Paris to Yerevan.

In a social media post Papazian explained that upon arriving in Yerevan he was met by Armenian security personnel who escorted him to the departures area and confiscated his passport.

He added that Turkey and Azerbaijan are the only other countries that have barred him from entering their territory.

Papazian blamed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, saying that the incident was yet another proof that he was not fit to lead the country.

“I arrived in Yerevan yesterday, and when I showed my passport, the airport staff took me to a room, saying that there were problems with my passport. Then they sent me to the baggage claim area. Finally after three to four hours, they conveyed the decision that I cannot enter Armenia, that I am a persona non-grata and I will be deported to France on the next flight. I asked what the reason for this action— what was the justification—but they did not give a reason,” Papazian explained in an interview with News.am.

Papazian traveled to Armenia in late May as part of a delegation accompanying Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. Hidalgo was scheduled to meet Pashinyan, but the meeting was abruptly canceled.

Papazian told News.am that Pashinyan, most likely, canceled his meeting with the French official because he was part of the delegation. Papazian claimed, however, that he had told Hidalgo and other delegation members that he would not attend the meeting with Pashinyan.

“I told the mayor of Paris and Armenia’s Ambassador to France that I don’t want to be attend the meetings with the government, in order to not disrupt them, because I oppose this government,” Papazian told News.am. “When I found out that Pashinyan canceled the meeting, I was very surprised, because the mayor of Paris supports and advocates for Armenia and Artsakh, and one does not treat their friends like that. Then I found out that Pashinyan punished the mayor of Paris because I was part of the delegation, even though I refused to attend the meeting.”

No official reasoning was given about the decision to ban Papazian’s entry into Armenia.

Armenia opposition MP: Documents signed by PM Pashinyan will be worth nothing

Jhanna Virabian
NEWS.am
Armenia –
18:23, 13.07.2022

The real international community understands and realizes that the current Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, cannot and has no right to negotiate and sign anything on behalf of the Armenian people; those signatures will be worth nothing. Opposition MP Hayk Mamijanyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am about this on Wednesday.

According to him, Pashinyan was able to be re-elected only due to rigging the results of the snap parliamentary elections. Also, Mamijanyan recalled that the PM had once promised to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict on the basis of the Madrid principles.

"He promised an ‘era of peace,’ left the Madrid principles, but there is no ‘era of peace.’ Pashinyan himself announced this. Perhaps it will never happen," emphasized Mamijanyan.

The opposition lawmaker is convinced that the absence or presence of the opposition in the parliament does not affect the current Karabakh peace processes in any way.

"Nevertheless, our [i.e., the parliamentary opposition’s] goal has remained unchanged: to achieve Nikol Pashinyan's resignation," the legislator noted.

According to the opposition MP, the outbreak of the protest of the Armenian people made it clear to the "acting junta" and the world that the process of depriving them of their homeland will not go smoothly.

Pashinyan holds phone call with Turkey’s Erdogan

Jhanna Virabian
Panorama
Armenia –

Nikol Pashinyan on Monday held a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the government’s press office reported.

Pashinyan congratulated the Turkish leader on Kurban Bayram, and the latter congratulated the Armenian prime minister on the upcoming Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ – Vardavar.

The leaders emphasized the importance they attach to the bilateral normalization process between their respective countries which will also contribute to the strengthening of peace and stability in the region.

In this context they expressed their expectation for the early implementation of the agreements reached during the meeting between the special representatives of their countries on July 1.

Ambassador: Preservation of cultural heritage in Karabakh is UNESCO jurisdiction

Jhanna Virabian
NEWS.am
Armenia –
18:56, 11.07.2022

France thinks that the issue of cultural heritage in Karabakh should be dealt with, but this topic is under UNESCO jurisdiction, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Anne Louyot said at Monday press conference.

Her reamrks came referring to the official position of France on the issue of protection of heritage in Artsakh.

She told that France is well aware of the importance of preserving the heritage in Nagorno Karabakh and added that the topic was the subject of discussion at the meeting of the French, Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders on 4 February.

She said that they think UNESCO is the best format with regard to the heritage of Nagorno Karabakh adding that they continue efforts to involve UNESCO in this issue.

Ambassador Poladian, Ahmed Aboul Gheit discuss development of relations between Armenia and Arab states

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 19:40, 6 July 2022

YEREVAN, JULY 6, ARMENPRESS. Ambassador of Armenia to Egypt Hrachya Poladian met with Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit on July 6.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the MFA Armenia, at the beginning of the meeting Hrachya Poladian conveyed the letter of the Foreign Minister of Armenia on the accreditation of the representative of Armenia at the League of Arab States. On this occasion, the Secretary-General of the organization congratulated the Ambassador of Armenia, wishing him success in his new mission.

The parties held a detailed discussion on the possible development of relations between Armenia and the Arab countries, as well as between Armenia and the League of Arab States. Hrachya Poladian emphasized the importance of the Arab direction for Armenia.

During the conversation, the positive role of Armenian communities in Arab countries in strengthening Armenian-Arab relations, as well as in the public life of those countries, was also touched upon.

Armenia has received roughly 10,000 citizenship applications in 2022

Jhanna Virabian
PanARMENIAN
Armenia – July 6 2022
July 6, 2022 – 17:49 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - About 10,000 people have applied for Armenian citizenship since the beginning of the year, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister's office Taron Chakhoyan said Wednesday, July 6.

"9,917 applications for Armenian citizenship were submitted in the first 6 months of 2022 alone, twice as much as in the same period in 2017 and 2018 and 3 times as much as in the first six months of post-war 2021," Chakhoyan said.

The country's Migration Service revealed in late June that more than 250 foreigners, most of them from Ukraine, have applied for refugee status and asylum in Armenia since the beginning of the year.

Over the past ten years, Armenia has provided a refugee status to more than 1500 asylum seekers. In the past five years, the Migration Service has been receiving an average of 220 applications for asylum per year.