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Azerbaijani press: Legal action taken against 297 Armenian war crime suspects

Ani Tigranian
26 January 2022 10:00 (UTC+04:00)
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By Vugar Khalilov

Azerbaijani Prosecutor-General Kamran Aliyev has said that the Military Prosecutors Office has initiated criminal cases against 297 Armenian suspects involved in war crimes, the Prosecutor-General’s Office has reported.

Aliyev made the remark at an expanded meeting of the Prosecutor General’s Office Board dedicated to the results of 2021.

Some 297 suspected members of illegal Armenian armed groups, who committed war crimes against Azerbaijanis, as well as crimes against peace and humanity, have been charged under articles 103 (genocide), 113 (torture), 115 (violation of the laws and customs of war), and 116 (breaching norms of international humanitarian law during an armed conflict) of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code.

The suspects are currently being sought.

Furthermore, Aliyev stated that the preliminary investigation of the criminal case against Armenian citizens Ludvik Mkrtichyan and Alyosha Khosrovyan under relevant articles of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code was completed and sent to the Baku Military Court for consideration.

He emphasized that the joint investigation team is looking into war crimes and other crimes against peace and humanity committed by Armenian armed forces as well as illegal Armenian armed groups operating on Azerbaijani territory. The prosecutor-general added that work is being done to identify suspects, collect evidence, and prosecute them.

During the reported period, the Military Prosecutor’s Office registered 1,846 criminal cases, 530 of which were related to corruption, according to Aliyev.

During this time, the Military Prosecutor’s Office completed the investigation of 85 criminal cases involving 110 people for corruption crimes and forwarded them to the appropriate military courts for consideration.

COVID-19: Over 16 million 175 thousand people in Iran received booster shot

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YEREVAN, JANUARY 28, ARMENPRESS. 60,618,612 Iranians have received the first dose and 53,917,006 people have received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine so far, IRNA reports citing the ministry of health of Iran.

Moreover, 16,175,768 people have also received the booster shot.

Some 23 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease over the past 24 hours, bringing the total deaths to 132,356.

16,757 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iran in the past day.

The ministry said that 6,095,414 patients out of a total of 6,310,452 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

‘With Honor’ Faction of Armenia legislature: Decision to nominate presidential candidate from opposition must be joint

Ani Tigranian
  News.am  
Armenia – Jan 26 2022
15:03, 26.01.2022

If a decision is made to nominate a presidential candidate from the opposition, it must be done jointly by the “With Honor” and “Armenia” Blocs. Hayk Mamijanyan, the secretary of the opposition “With Honor” Faction of the National Assembly of Armenia, told this to reporters Wednesday.

He noted that the respective consultations and discussions are underway.

“Our faction cannot nominate a presidential candidate with his votes alone. I do not claim that there will be a [presidential] candidate [from the parliamentary]. I am not mentioning names,” Mamijanyan added.

Russian MFA: Priority today is to start Azerbaijan-Armenia border delimitation, demarcation process

Ani Tigranian
  News.am  
Armenia – Jan 20 2022
13:56, 21.01.2022

We proceed from the need for full implementation of the trilateral agreements which are enshrined in the statements by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Russia on November 9, 2020, January 11, 2021, and November 26, 2021, Russian MFA stated.

“Today the priority tasks are the start of the delimitation and demarcation process of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, as well as the unblocking of transport and economic ties in the region. Progress in these domains will enable to achieve considerable progress in the normalization of relations between Baku and Yerevan,” the MFA added.

According to him, Russia is in favor that all those who want to join the process of normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as to ensure stability and security in the South Caucasus, do not act on the principle of zero game, but in the interests of the parties and take into account the trilateral agreements between the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia.

“We are making consistent efforts to resolve the situation on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia, where, unfortunately, from time to time there are incidents with the use of weapons, there are human casualties. It is necessary to form and start, as soon as possible, the work of the bilateral commission on the delimitation and demarcation of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border. We [i.e., Moscow] are ready to provide consulting assistance to Baku and Yerevan in this process.

As for the issue of captives, Russia is actively participating in its solution. Let us recall that that ever since December 2, 2020, a total of 146 detainees were returned, through the mediation of Russian peacekeepers—127 to the Armenian, and 19 to the Azerbaijani side,” the Russian MFA said.

Lavrov noted that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and most of the other CIS countries, including Azerbaijan and Armenia.

“We [i.e., Russia] are preparing a series of [respective] anniversary events with each country. Taking into account that a number of events will be cultural and education, we proceed from the fact that they will be interesting for the public as well,” the statement concluded.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomes Armenia: Two countries hold joint cultural program at Expo 2020 Dubai

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YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomes Armenia: with this title in Armenian, English and Arabic, the visitors of the Expo 2020 Dubai were welcome at the Saudi Arabia’s pavilion.

On January 20, Armenia and Saudi Arabia held a joint cultural event on the sidelines of the Expo 2020 Dubai. The proposal to hold a joint concert was made by the Armenian pavilion, and the concert took place in the pavilion of Saudi Arabia which is the biggest and the most visited during the Expo.

Director of the Armenian pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai Lilit Hakobyan told Armenpress that the pavilion of Saudi Arabia approved with pleasure Armenia’s offer to hold a joint concert program.

“First of all, I would like to note that a new page is opening for the two countries. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian visited Saudi Arabia last year in October. And so, the Expo 2020 Dubai is a wonderful opportunity to show the connection between our countries by using the cultural potential of the two nations”, she said.

From Armenia, composer Mihran Gurunian performed at the concert together with vocalists of “Shushiki Band”, and from Saudi Arabia – the Saudi Folk Group.

“Our musical traditions have rich roots which serve as an inspiring source. It was especially important to show how music unites us all. Eventually, we wanted to support the main idea of the Expo 2020 Dubai – Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”, Lilit Hakobyan said.

She said that the concert has appeared under the spotlight of the Expo visitors.

The Expo 2020 Dubai global international exhibition launched in the United Arab Emirates on October 1, 2021. 192 countries, including Armenia, are participating in the exhibition. Days of Armenia will take place on the sidelines of the Expo on January 30.

 

Reporting by Anna Gziryan




Armenian American Museum Announces Legacy Gala on March 27

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Shant Sahakian, Executive Director

Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California

(818) 644-2214

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM ANNOUNCES LEGACY GALA ON MARCH 27

 

Glendale, CA () – The Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California has announced that the signature event of the year, the Legacy Gala, will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE.

 

The Legacy Gala will mark the next exciting chapter of the Armenian American Museum as the community celebrates the historic groundbreaking and commencement of construction on the highly anticipated cultural and educational center. The event will pay tribute to the visionary benefactors and supporters who are building a legacy of education, preservation, and cultural enrichment for generations to come.

 

“The Board of Trustees and Board of Governors of the Armenian American Museum cordially invite the community to join us for an evening of celebration at the Legacy Gala,” stated Executive Chairman Berdj Karapetian. “We look forward to welcoming friends and supporters of the museum as we reflect on the historic groundbreaking year and look forward to the remarkable year ahead.”

 

The Armenian American Museum is a world class educational and cultural institution that is currently under construction in the museum campus at Glendale Central Park. The museum will offer a wide range of public programming through the Permanent Exhibition, Temporary Exhibitions, Auditorium, Learning Center, Demonstration Kitchen, Archives Center, and more.

 

The museum celebrated its historic groundbreaking and commenced construction on the project in Summer 2021.

 

The event will adhere to public health guidelines coordinated with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE.

 

Sponsorship, program book ads, and ticket reservations are due by March 11, 2022.

 

For more information on sponsorship opportunities and reservations, contact Major Gifts Director Mary Khayat at (818) 644-2073.

 

Learn more about the Legacy Gala at https://www.ArmenianAmericanMuseum.org/Gala

 

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Armenian President, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi discuss bilateral cooperation

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YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian had a talk to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the Presidential Office said.

The Armenian President and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi discussed issues relating to the Armenia-UAE friendly relations and continuous cooperation.

They touched upon boosting the bilateral mutual partnership in investments and different sectors of economy, implementing the agreements reached during President Sarkissian’s visit.

A number of international and regional issues were also discussed.

Opposition ‘Armenia’ Faction of National Assembly holds session chaired by Robert Kocharyan

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News.am, Armenia
Dec 28 2021
Opposition ‘Armenia’ Faction of National Assembly holds session chaired by Robert Kocharyan
18:56, 28.12.2021

Today the opposition “Armenia” Faction of the National Assembly of Armenia held a session chaired by leader of the “Armenia” Alliance Robert Kocharyan, Armenian News-NEWS.am learned from the press release issued by the Alliance.

“The first sitting of the eighth convocation of the National Assembly were summed up, the actions to be carried out during the second sitting and the course of implementation of the Faction’s action plan were discussed during the session,” the press release reads.

Tourism authorities eye potential markets as inbound figures show 50% lag against pre- pandemic year

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 09:10, 29 December, 2021

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. Tourism authorities in Armenia say the number of inbound tourists will pass 900,000 by yearend.

816,000 tourists visited Armenia in January-November 2021.

The First Vice Chairman of the Tourism Committee Artur Khachatryan told ARMENPRESS in an interview that while they are unhappy with the figures, the year 2021 was rather active for Armenia’s tourism sector.

“This year’s data isn’t finalized yet, but with November’s data we’ve had 816,000 inbound tourists. I think with December’s data we will pass the 900,000 threshold. If we compare it with the figures of the difficult period of 2020, we’ve had 50% growth. But comparing to the data of 2019 we are still 50% behind. We have things to do to reach the threshold of 2019 and move forward,” Khachatryan said.

Most tourists come from Russia, Iran, the United States, Germany, Georgia and France. Some other countries are considered as potential inbound tourism markets – the Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy. Khachatryan says a marketing campaign is underway to promote tourism to Armenia in these countries. The promotion activities will continue in 2022.

Most tourists from Russia and Iran are interested in visiting the historical-cultural sites in Armenia, as well as “gastro-tourism” and “adventure-tourism”, Khachatryan said.

Artur Khachatryan said that their committee is developing a new bill for parliament’s approval aimed at regulating the tourism sector. He said they developed the bill not only as a result of studying international experience, but also given Armenia’s obligations assumed before the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union.

The law will enable to ensure the quality of services and will introduce a registration system of tourism entities and operations, as well as a voluntary qualification procedure for enabling a more stable and competitive arena. Supervisory mechanisms are also envisaged.

 

Interview by Anna Gziryan