Author: Manouk Vasilian

 15:04,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. Criminal case has been filed for committing murder attempt against former defense minister of Artsakh, former commander of the Defense Army, Lieutenant-General Jalal Harutyunyan, Head of the PR department at the Office of the Prosecutor General of Armenia Arevik Khachatryan told Armenpress.

She added that the investigation continues. Jalal Harutyunyan has been questioned.

Spokesperson of the Investigative Committee of Armenia Rima Yeganyan stated that according to the aforementioned criminal case Jalal Harutyunyan has been recognized as a victim and has been questioned.

“As for the claim according to which Azerbaijan could not have known about his movement on its own, the victim didn’t provide such information to the body conducting the proceedings during the questioning”, she said.

Jalal Harutyunyan has been wounded in action in a military position.

On October 27, 2020, he was relieved from the position of Defense Minister of Artsakh.

President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan awarded Jalal Harutyunyan with the Hero of Artsakh title.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 11:33,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 28, ARMENPRESS. His Holiness Garegin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, strongly condemns the desecration of the Armenian churches in the territories of Artsakh occupied by Azerbaijan.

“Of course, we strongly condemn such cases and make efforts so that the international community will also condemn such incidents”, His Holiness Garegin II told reporters in the Yerablur Military Pantheon where he visited to pay tribute to the memory of fallen heroes on the Army Day.

He thanked the Russian leadership, as well as the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill for the support which made possible the continuation of the operation of the Dadivank Monastery in Artsakh.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 11:48,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 27, ARMENPRESS. Armenia doesn’t find that the results of Azerbaijan’s aggression and the use of force against Artsakh could create grounds for lasting peace or be considered as an opportunity for regional cooperation, Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian told his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif during a meeting in Yerevan.

“Now our region is facing new, most serious challenges which were created as a result of Azerbaijan’s dangerous attempt to solve the Karabakh conflict through force. Armenia doesn’t find that the results of Azerbaijan’s aggression and the use of force against Artsakh could create grounds for lasting peace or be considered as an opportunity for regional cooperation. Iran is an important country in the region, and we respect Iran’s approaches through which it builds its relations with its direct neighbors. Nevertheless, we’d like to once again emphasize that it is only the lasting peace addressing everyone’s interests – where there are no winners or losers, so-called victories or defeats – that could create true guarantees for advancing security, stability and development in the region,” Aivazian said.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

SOAD organizes online fund-raising for assisting soldiers wounded in Artsakh war

 21:47,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 25, ARMENPRESS. World famous System of a Down rock group organizes an online fund-raising on January 30 to assist the soldiers wounded in Artsakh war, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Facebook page of the SOAD.

‘’In the tragic aftermath of the most egregious violence to affect the area since 1994, soldiers for the Defense Army of Artsakh and Armenia (many of them volunteers) suffered war crimes at the hands of the invaders – Azerbaijan abetted by Turkey and their Syrian mercenaries. Even after the ceasefire signed on November 10, 2020, those heroes wounded in the recent conflict remain in dire need of prosthetics, advanced treatment, and medical care. We are hosting a fundraising livestream event in order to raise money to rehabilitate and outfit the hundreds soldiers who have lost arms and legs with life-changing prosthetic limbs. The funding will also benefit the introduction of groundbreaking laser therapy for the treatment of white phosphorous chemical burns and the reduction of scarring and agonizing pain. All proceeds from the livestream will be donated to this cause.

We welcome you, along with our list of special guests, to join us this Saturday, January 30, at 9AM Pacific / 12PM Eastern to support our efforts – exclusively on our YouTube channel. The official video premiere for “Genocidal Humanoidz” will immediately follow the live event. Subscribe to our channel now at YouTube.com/SystemOfADown to stay updated. We look forward to seeing you this weekend'', reads the statement.

 17:08,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 13, ARMENPRESS. Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin press service reports.

The Russian President presented the main results of the January 11 meeting with the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders held in Moscow during which they discussed the implementation process of the November 9 statement relating to Nagorno Karabakh.

“It was stated that one of the key outcomes of the recent talks was the confirmation by Azerbaijan and Armenia of the mood to normalize the relations, the readiness for establishing a peaceful life, unblocking the economic and transportation ties. Given the overall stabilization of the situation around Nagorno Karabakh, several key steps were agreed upon on that direction”, the statement says.

In turn Turkey’s Erdogan expressed support to Russia’s efforts on settling the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, to continue coordinating the actions of Russia and Turkey, including in favor of the regional economic development and promotion of mutually beneficial projects.

Putin and Erdogan also touched upon some areas of the creation of a Russian-Turkish center for monitoring the ceasefire.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan