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Remains of four soldiers found in Nagorno-Karabakh

Ani Basmajian
The Caucasian Knot, EU

Near the cities of Varanda and Djrakan (Djebrail), Karabakh rescuers have found remains of four soldiers, thus, bringing the total number of bodies and remains found to 1567, the Nagorno-Karabakh emergency service has informed.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on May 24, 20201, Karabakh rescuers resumed searching for the remains of those who perished in the conflict zone. By June 8, the total number of bodies and remains found in the conflict zone reached 1563.

Now, remains of four more perished militaries have been found in the battlefield. They were removed from the regions of Varanda (the Azerbaijani name is Fizuli, – note of the “Caucasian Knot”) and Djrakan (the Azerbaijani name is Djebrail, – note of the “Caucasian Knot”), the “Sputnik-Armenia” reported in the evening of June 10 with reference to the Nagorno-Karabakh’s emergency service.

According to the preliminary version, the remains belong to participants in the battles; a forensic medical examination has been appointed to identify them. In total, in the Karabakh conflict zone, the total number of bodies and remains found has reached 1567, the Nagorno-Karabakh emergency service reported in the evening on June 10 on its Facebook page.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on at 08:20 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

See earlier reports:

In Armenia, investigators disclose details of case on storage of soldiers’ remains, Head of Armenian MPH apologizes for storage conditions for bodies of those who perished in Karabakh, Relatives of missing soldiers block a street in Yerevan.

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Asbarez: Azerbaijani Forces Fire at Armenian Positions

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Armenia’s Human Rights Defender’s office released this image of an abandoned Armenian village in the Gegharkunik Province

Azerbaijani forces opened fire on Armenian positions at Armenia’s border in the Gegharkunik Province on Thursday.

According to Armenia’s Defense Ministry, despite numerous warnings, Azerbaijani forces continued to carry out construction and fortification efforts within the positions they have taken after they breached Armenia’s border on May 12.

Armenian forces attempted to halt the Azerbaijani efforts, in response to which Azerbaijani forces opened fire on Armenian positions, the defense ministry said.

Armenian border guards returned fire. No casualties were reported from the Armenian side.

Sports commentator Nobel Arustamyan gets accreditation for EURO 2020

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YEREVAN, JUNE 10, ARMENPRESS. Football commentator for the Russian Match TV channel Nobel Arustamyan has been accredited for EURO 2020.

“Sports commentator Nobel Arustamyan has been accredited for EURO 2020. Wonderful. Thank you UEFA”, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on social media.

On June 8 Nobel Arustamyan’s accreditation for EURO 2020 was blocked by Baku’s organizational committee, his colleague Vasily Utkin said.

The European Championship will be held from June 11 to July 11 in 12 cities – London, Munich, St. Petersburg, Baku, Sicily, Rome, Bucharest, Dublin, Copenhagen, Glasgow, Budapest and Amsterdam.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Armenian President congratulates Portuguese counterpart on National Day

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YEREVAN, JUNE 10, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian has sent a congratulatory letter to President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on the occasion of the National Day, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.

“I hope the constant expansion of the Armenian-Portuguese political dialogue will contribute to the multisectoral cooperation between the two countries”, the Armenia President said in his letter.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Sen. Menendez condemns capture of Armenian soldiers by Azerbaijani forces

Ani Basmajian
Public Radio of Armenia
 

Senator Bob Menendez has condemned the capture of six Armenian soldiers on Thursday.

“I unequivocally condemn the recent capture of Armenian soldiers by Azerbaijani forces. Azerbaijan’s aggression only exacerbates already heightened tensions. I demand the soldiers’ swift return,” Menendez said in a Twitter post.

The U.S. Department of State said late on Thursday it remains concerned by escalating developments along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.

“Movements along the border are provocative; the sides should relocate and cease fortification. We call on Azerbaijan to release all detainees immediately,” Department Spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.

https://en.armradio.am/2021/05/28/sen-menendez-condemns-capture-of-armenian-soldiers-by-azerbaijani-forces/

US remains committed to helping sides negotiate long-term political settlement of NK conflict – Blinken

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YEREVAN, MAY 28, ARMENPRESS. As a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the United States remains committed to helping the sides negotiate a long-term political settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and address the humanitarian impact of the fighting, including the release of all detainees, accounting for those missing, and the full and expeditious exchange of remains, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken  on May 28, reports Armenpress.

Caucasian Knot | Armenia asks ECtHR to protect soldiers captured by Azerbaijan

Ani Basmajian
The Caucasian Knot, EU
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Armenia demanded to take immediate measures to protect the lives of the soldiers who have been captured today on the border with Azerbaijan. The soldiers were conducting mining operations on the border line and they were actually kidnapped, Nikol Pashinyan, the acting Prime Minister of Armenia, declares today.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that today, six soldiers have been captured in the border Gegarkunik Region. According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia, the soldiers were conducting engineering work on the territory of a military unit. Azerbaijan declared the detainees to be reconnaissance agents and added that they tried to cross the border to mine the road.

The Armenian government has addressed the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with a request to ensure the protection of the rights of the Armenian soldiers taken prisoners by Azerbaijan today, the press service for the Armenian representative unit at the ECtHR reports. “The purpose of the appeal is to ensure the rights of prisoners of war (POWs) to life and freedom from torture, guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights,” the TASS quotes the Armenia’s request to the ECtHR as stating.

Six soldiers, who were captured by Azerbaijan, were conducting the mining operation on the border line with the installation of warning signs, with no purpose of sabotage, acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan states. “The work was being conducted not for purposes of sabotage, but it was aimed to increase the level of protection of our border. Later, it was reported about the capture of our soldiers. Of course, all circumstances should be clarified, but this is actually not a capture. Our soldiers were kidnapped from the territory of Armenia,” the information agency “News.Am” quoted Nikol Pashinyan as saying.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on at 02:38 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

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Azerbaijani and Armenian MoDs announce their versions of border incident, Six Armenian militaries taken prisoners on Azerbaijani border, Russia’s and CSTO’s reaction to border conflict triggers criticism in Armenia.

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Azerbaijani press: Serious escalation in Karabakh not excluded during upcoming election in Armenia – expert

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The parliamentary election in Armenia will be held (on June 20, 2021) in a very tense atmosphere, and a serious escalation isn’t excluded, political expert, chairman of the National Congress of Azerbaijanis of Georgia Ali Babayev told Trend.

“Armenia is facing a heavy crisis, and the parliamentary election can also contribute to escalating the situation. Now in the country there are a number of groups that seek to destabilize the situation, want to terminate the trilateral statement of November 10, 2020 on Karabakh,” Babayev said.

According to him, there is a strong diaspora in Armenia, which constantly interferes with the internal political situation in the country.

“Pashinyan wanted to get rid of this syndrome. He saw that Azerbaijan is no longer the state it was in the early 90s. Today Azerbaijan is one of the powerful military powers, and it firmly stands in its positions,” he added.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.

Following over a month of military action to liberate its territories from Armenian occupation from late Sept. to early Nov. 2020, Azerbaijan has pushed Armenia to sign the surrender document. A joint statement on the matter was made by the Azerbaijani president, Armenia’s PM, and the president of Russia.

A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all hostilities in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were introduced on Nov. 10, 2020.

President Sarkissian holds meeting with Pashinyan

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YEREVAN, MAY 21, ARMENPRESS. President Armen Sarkissian held a meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Sarkissian and Pashinyan discussed “the situation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the course of actions in the direction of repelling the Azerbaijani military units that have invaded Armenian sovereign territory and ruling out infringements against Armenia’s territorial integrity,” according to a news release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. “Opinions were exchanged over Armenia’s stance and presented pre-conditions on the issue of starting delimitation and demarcation. It was underscored that necessary conditions for starting relevant discussions in this discussion will be created only in case the [Armenian stance and pre-conditions] are satisfied.”

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Armenia expert warns about big risks of new aggression in future

Ani Basmajian
AYSOR, Armenia

The situation created on the Armenian state border in the last ten days is the result of absence of timely necessary measures and defenseless borders of Armenia, head of Henaket think-tank Tigran Abrahamyan wrote on Facebook.

“Irrespective of the circumstance that this has causal link with the 2020 war, its outcome, we should record that the recent crisis would not be or would not get such feature if proper work and service would have been carried out on the border line,” he wrote, adding that it appears that the political leadership of the country has not tasked the armed forces to ensure country’s defense which means that there are rather big risks of new aggression in future as well.