Month: May 2021

 13:14,

YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. On May 12 early in the morning the Azerbaijani armed forces, citing “border clarifications”, have tried to carry out some works in one of the border sections of Armenia’s Syunik province, the defense ministry of Armenia told Armenpress.

Following the actions taken by the Armenian units, the Azerbaijani servicemen have stopped that works.

At this moment negotiations are underway for solving the situation.

“The media reports according to which battles are underway in the direction of Ishkhanasar have nothing to do with the reality. In case of such developments the defense ministry would be the first to make a statement. We call for refraining from spreading unverified, especially panic-spreading information”, the Armenian defense ministry said in a statement.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 13:23,

JERUSALEM, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. Amid the clashes in Jerusalem, the situation in the city’s Armenian quarter and the patriarchate is normal, with no direct dangers, according to the Chancellor of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Koryun Baghdasaryan.

“The incidents are far from the Armenian quarter,” Baghdasaryan told ARMENPRESS.

He said the church ceremonies are proceeding as scheduled and nothing has been cancelled. 

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 14:29,

YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. The electronic voting for the early election of parliament of Armenia will kick off on June 11, at 08:00 Yerevan time.

According to the schedule released by the Central Electoral Commission, the e-voting will end on June 13, at 20:00.

Citizens of Armenia who are entitled to vote from abroad are diplomats and their family members, military servicemen stationed abroad and their family members, employees of representations of legal persons registered in Armenia and their family members.

The results of the electronic voting will be summed up and the protocol on the voting results will be published on the voting day, it means on June 20 after 20:00.

Armenia will hold snap parliamentary elections on June 20, 2021.

The pre-election campaign will launch on June 7 and will end on June 18.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 14:44,

YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. The National Security Service of Armenia is denying media reports which claimed that battles are taking place in the territory of Syunik Province.

“Given the anxiousness which developed among the society as a result of the distribution of the said reports, the NSS is strongly warning to refrain from spreading disinformation, causing panic among the population and inciting needless tensions, and is notifying that similar occurrences will have relevant legal consequences with the use of the strongest set of tools,” the NSS said in a statement, urging to rely exclusively on official information.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 14:51,

YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili arrived in Armenia on an official visit on May 12.

He was welcomed by Armenia’s caretaker deputy prime minister Tigran Avinyan at the Zvartnots International Airport.

During the visit the Georgian PM will meet with Armenia’s caretaker prime minister Nikol Pashinyan and caretaker foreign minister Ara Aivazian.

Irakli Garibashvili will also visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan.

An official dinner on behalf of Pashinyan will be served for the Georgian PM.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 15:07,

YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. Head of Mission of Armenia to the European Union, Ambassador Anna Aghadjanyan presented on May 11 her credentials to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the Armenian Embassy in Belgium told Armenpress.

During their brief meeting the sides exchanged views on the current situation and prospects of the Armenia-EU relations.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 15:26,

YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. The Azeri armed forces will hold military exercises from May 16 with the involvement of up to 15000 troops, 300 tanks and other armored equipment, up to 400 various caliber rocket-artillery systems, multiple rocket launchers, mortars and anti-tank weapons, 50 warplanes and drones.

According to Azeri media reports, the drills will focus on combat readiness and regrouping of troops and combined arms.

According to the 2011 Vienna Document, Azerbaijan is obliged to provide the OSCE with an advance notice if the number of involved troops exceeds 9000.

 15:47,

YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. The situation over the Armenian borders in Syunik province is under the spotlight of the Human Rights Defender, the Ombudsman’s Office said in a statement.

“The Ombudsman notes that the issues relating to borders understandably have a high public interest and sensitivity, and the public in its turn has a right to get complete, clear and reliable information about the situation on time.

Therefore, the competent authorities should make all efforts to spread as broadly as possible the official information in the media field, thus by ruling out the spread of disinformation.

In line with this, the Office of the Ombudsman has also detected disinformation which creates panic and tension concerning the borders of Armenia. The Ombudsman urges the media outlets and social network users to refrain from spreading such reports.

Both the Ombudsman personally and his staff are in touch with the community and state administration bodies, and necessary actions are also being taken within the jurisdictions of the Ombudsman”, the statement says.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan