Category: 2023

In the course of our fact-finding mission in the Tegh community of Syunik [Province], we have recorded illegal incursions of Azerbaijani armed servicemen and their criminal acts, which contradict international norms. Arman Tatoyan, the founder of the Center for Law and Justice "Tatoyan" Foundation and the former ombudsman of Armenia, informs about it.

"All the facts and evidence have been analyzed in detail, they will be sent to the international organizations as well in the near future," Tatoyan added.

More details in the video [at the link below].

Half of your faction is being tried for illegal property, and to talk about someone acquiring a second or third property is not understood at all here. Vagharshak Hakobyan, an MP of the ruling majority “Civil Contract Faction” of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, stated this in his remarks at the NA Friday, addressing the lawmakers of the opposition "Armenia" Faction.

He reflected on the remarks by Armen Rustamyan, an MP of the “Armenia” Faction and member of the opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun Party of Armenia, and noted: "If you analyze what the ARF has been doing, you should close the doors of the ARF organization here because at least in recent years, you have not provided any objective benefit to Armenia. Being in the [former] coalition [government], not being in the coalition, you can't note… in 20 years we see what you have brought the country to. By singing 'Mush and Sasun' [Armenian patriotic songs], you, with other coalition partners together, have brought our country to the door of disaster. This is the reality," said Hakobyan.

And commenting on "Armenia" Faction secretary Artsvik Minasyan statement that it is necessary to find out to what extent the Turkish-Azerbaijani agents’ network participates in the affairs of the Armenian government, Vagharshak Hakobyan said: "Mr. Minasyan, I call on you to look for the Turkish-Azerbaijani agents’ network and other agents’ network in the ranks of the [Armenian] opposition."

The statement released by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) of Azerbaijan on Friday, that a military convoy of Armenia’s Armed Forces, accompanied by Russian peacekeepers, entered Nagorno-Karabakh, does not correspond to reality, the Armenia MOD informs.

The Azerbaijani MOD's claims regarding the transfer of personnel, munitions, and military equipment of the armed forces of Armenia are also false.

In the near future, one of Israel's defense industry enterprises will supply Azerbaijan with two satellites worth $120 million in total, Haqqin.az reports.

This was reported by an Israeli journalist who accompanied Israel's foreign minister Eli Cohen during his visit to Azerbaijan on Tuesday and Wednesday, and published an article on its results, citing the FM's office and a source in Israel's security forces.

Today the Representative of the Republic of Armenia on International Legal Matters, Yeghishe Kirakosyan, submitted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) the Preliminary Objections of Armenia with respect to the Memorial of Azerbaijan in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Azerbaijan v. Armenia). Preliminary objections have been submitted to the entire text of Azerbaijan's lawsuit.

"It was reasoned that most of the claims set forth in Azerbaijan's lawsuit are outside the court's jurisdiction and inadmissible," the statement said.

The Court has suspended the proceedings of the case until the judgment on the issue of Preliminary Objections submitted by Armenia.

On February 22, the UN International Court of Justice granted Armenia's request for an interim measure and obliged Azerbaijan to ensure uninterrupted movement of citizens, vehicles, and goods in both directions through the Lachin corridor until the final decision on the "Armenia v. Azerbaijan" claim is rendered. Azerbaijan does not comply with this decision.

By accepting the Madrid Principles, Armenia has, in fact, declared that Artsakh's (Nagorno-Karabakh) right to self-determination is limited by the wish of Azerbaijan. Ruben Rubinyan, deputy speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, stated this on Friday, during the debates on the report on the implementation and results of the 2022 program of the 2021-2026 program of the Armenian government at the special session of the NA, commenting on the speeches of the opposition MPs.

"I want to understand why you did not recognize the Republic of Artsakh when you were in power," said the deputy speaker of the parliament, addressing his opponents.

And commenting on the statement of opposition MP Artur Khachatryan that the right to self-determination cannot be curtailed, Rubinyan suggested returning to history and its chronological order.

"In 1991, a referendum was held in Artsakh. According to the results of the referendum, the people of Artsakh voted in favor of declaring Nagorno-Karabakh an independent republic. Can we consider that an act of self-determination? Yes. And now a question: Why did Armenia not recognize the self-determination act of Artsakh? Until now, under no authorities of Armenia, Armenia has not recognized Artsakh as an independent republic. The problem is that we are entangled in our own terminology," said the NA deputy speaker.

Rubinyan, however, did not address the question of why the incumbent Armenian authorities did not recognize the independence of Artsakh after their predecessors.