Lawmakers from Armenia’s main opposition Hayastan faction visited Yerablur Military Pantheon in Yerevan on May 9 marking the 77th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War as well as the anniversaries of the liberation of Shushi and the formation of the Artsakh Defense Army.
They paid tribute to the memory of the hero solders who sacrificed their lives defending the homeland during the Artsakh wars, laying flowers at their graves.
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YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. On May 3, Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan met the delegation led by the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Honda Taro, ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of MFA Armenia.
At the beginning of the meeting, the parties exchanged congratulatory messages on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, noting the importance of the anniversary for further development of the bilateral agenda.
Mnatsakan Safaryan emphasized the importance of further development and strengthening of the Armenian-Japanese relations, the activation of economic cooperation valuing the official assistance programs implemented by the Government of Japan in Armenia.
The Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister presented the situation resulting from the blatant encroachments on the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia by Azerbaijan, as well as the recent developments on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, reaffirming the urgency for a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh issue under the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs mandate.
Taro Honda noted that the aim of his visit is the promotion of the Armenian-Japanese dialogue and expressed his satisfaction with the confirmation of Armenia’s participation in the “Osaka 2025” international Expo. He reiterated Japan’s position that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be settled through peaceful negotiations, emphasizing the role of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in the process of settlement.
During the meeting, the Armenian-Japanese collaboration on multilateral platforms, as well as further cultural exchanges and cooperation in the sphere of tourism were touched upon.
The Resistance Movement will continue large-scale civil disobedience actions tomorrow, this time not only in the capital city, but also in the regions.
Roads, streets and highways will be blocked. This was announced by Ishkhan Saghatelyan, deputy speaker of the parliament from the opposition “Armenia” bloc.
He invited the supporters to stay in the France Square. The rallies will start at 8:30 am, just like today.
Opposition activists and their supporters will divide into groups and block traffic in different parts of the capital.
The rest, however, will be at France Square from 08:15, from where the groups already formed will head in different directions.
He also reported that regional roads will be blocked.
The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev stated yesterday that the process of clarifying the borders with Armenia will be implemented on the basis of all the maps of 1918 and the once that existed before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and that according to some of the maps of 1918 to 1920, Yerevan and Syunik were allegedly part of Azerbaijan.
“We are not against the research of the maps. But why consider only the 20th century? We can start from the maps created in Babylon in the 6th century BC, or by Herodotus in the 5th century BC, or by Strabo in the 1st century BC, or created by Claudius Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD, or from the maps created by Pliny the Elder in the same period, and then to continue with numerous Latin, Byzantine, Arabic and other geographical descriptions and maps of later periods. Armenia is not afraid not to find itself on those maps,” Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in response.
“However, being interested in the effective work of the forthcoming Commission on demarcation and border security, the Republic of Armenia believes that this work should be based on maps that are accepted by both sides and have legal force,” Mirzoyan said in comments to Armenpress.
Gavin Newsom speaks at the 2017 March for Justice in front of the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles when he was Lieutenant Governor
SACRAMENTO–Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday issued a proclamation declaring as “A Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide” in the State of California.
“On April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Empire began its systematic genocide of Armenian people, a minority group that had long been treated as second class citizens. The Armenian Genocide began with the forced deportation and murder of hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders and ended with the deaths of 1.5 million men, women and children. It was the first genocide of the 20th Century,” said Newsom’s proclamation.
“As we remember the victims and survivors of the Armenian Genocide, we also honor the strength and resilience of the Armenian people. Forced to build new lives in all corners of the globe, Armenians bravely forged ahead in the face of unimaginable tragedy. Thousands made their homes in California, and we are greater for their contributions,” added the proclamation.
“Today and every day, let us recommit ourselves to making certain that we never forget the Armenian Genocide, and that we always speak out against hatred and atrocities anywhere they occur,” said Newsom.
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MOSCOW, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS. Russia is specially focused on the agreements reached by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia regarding the unblocking of economic and transport connections in South Caucasus, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
“I am sure that the creation of new infrastructure routes will ensure stable development of the region and will contribute to strengthening of peace and stability for the benefit of all countries in the South Caucasus. Russia will continue providing humanitarian assistance to Armenia,” PM Mishustin said.
Mishustin added that thanks to the Russian Rapid Response Center, conditions are now being created in Nagorno Karabakh for the return of residents to their home as well as restoration of infrastructures.
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YEREVAN, APRIL 15, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan held a telephone conversation today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said.
The sides discussed the preparations for the upcoming official visit of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Russia.
The implementation process of the agreements reached by the 2020 November 9, 2021 January 11 and November 26 trilateral statements was also discussed.
The ministers also touched upon the creation of the commission on delimitation and border security issues between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Ararat Mirzoyan highlighted the importance of Russia’s mediation efforts, also as an OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair country.
Issues relating to regional and international security were also discussed.
12:03, 5 April, 2022
YEREVAN, APRIL 5, ARMENPRESS. North Korea opposes war but would use nuclear weapons if South Korea attacked, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
Analysts said the statement is probably aimed at the South’s incoming conservative president.
Kim Yo Jong, a senior official in the government and ruling party, said it was a “very big mistake” for South Korea’s minister of defence to make recent remarks discussing attacks on the North, Reuters reported citing North Korean state news agency KCNA reported.
South Korean Defence Minister Suh Wook had said on Friday that his country’s military has a variety of missiles with significantly improved range, accuracy and power, with “the ability to accurately and quickly hit any target in North Korea.”
Kim and another North Korean official issued earlier statements on Sunday condemning Suh’s remarks, and warned that Pyongyang would destroy major targets in Seoul if the South takes any “dangerous military action” such as a preemptive strike.
Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos, newly appointed Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the Republic of Armenia (residence in Moscow), handed over the copies of credentials to Paruyr Hovhannisyan, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia.
Congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment, the Deputy Foreign Minister emphasized that the Republic of Armenia is interested in developing mutually beneficial cooperation with the Dominican Republic.
Expressing gratitude for the reception and good wishes, the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic highlighted that he will spare no effort to deepen the multifaceted relations between the Republic of Armenia and Dominican Republic.
Paruyr Hovhannisyan informed the Dominican Ambassador about recent developments regarding Nagorno Karabakh conflict and the position of Armenia.
Issues related to the development of political dialogue, the development of the legal framework, trade-economic and multilateral cooperation were discussed at the meeting.
The interlocutors also touched upon a number of urgent regional and international issues.
STEPANAKERT. – An enlarged meeting of the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) government, chaired by President Arayik Harutyunyan, was held Saturday, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the Office of the President’s.
First, the head of state presented the latest military and political developments in Artsakh, then noted the main things to be done in the system of state governance—and in accordance with the logic of the present-day situation.
“We are in favor of a stable and lasting peace. But we cannot bargain for the demand of our people—renouncing the right to self-determination,” the Artsakh President said, adding that given the new geopolitical realities, a number of changes will be made as needed to the government’s agenda.
According to President Harutyunyan, discussions with Artsakh’s political forces will begin in the near future to form a joint political agenda, which will be based first of all on the risks expected from the external security challenges facing Artsakh.
“It is not about forming a coalition government. But we all realize that we need strong inner unity. Therefore, I also urge all members of the government, all circles of our society to stand with each other so that we can successfully overcome the problems facing our state and people,” said the Artsakh President.
Also, Arayik Harutyunyan noted that the Artsakh government is going through severe savings of financial resources, but this does not mean that the approved programs will not be implemented.
In addition, the President of Artsakh gave a number of instructions to those in charge of the relevant organizations on the matters discussed in the enlarged meeting.