he famous Russian singer Lyubov Uspenskaya, while in Azerbaijan, performed a song in Armenian.
The video, in which Russian singer Lyubov Uspenskaya confessed to singing an Armenian song in Azerbaijan, sparked outrage on the Internet and was criticized by Azeribaijanis, Sputnik News reports.
”At the height of the Karabakh war I went to Baku on tour. After the concert, Azerbaijanis invited me to dine at one of the famous restaurants in Baku. We drank so much alcohol there that we became really funny. Then the guests asked me to sing. I was so drunk that I completely forgot where I was. I began to sing in Armenian. The musicians accompanied for several minutes, and then got up and left the room”, said Uspenskaya.
After that, she sat at the piano and sang a song about her love towards Armenia.
Yerevan getting ready for Ararat Anti-Terror 2019 counter-terrorism drills
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YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, ARMENPRESS. Coordinated by the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center, the National Security Service of Armenia (NSS) organized a joint command-staff exercise on August 29 in Yerevan. Representatives of the Special Services and Security Bodies of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participated in the exercises.
The NSS said in a news release that the drills were conducted as part of the preparations for the upcoming Ararat Anti-Terror 2019 joint Counter-Terrorism Military Exercises involving specialized bodies from CIS member countries. The event will take place September 25-26 in Armenia.
Issues related to anti-terror protection of fuel-energy complex facilities were also discussed during the exercise, the NSS said.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is going from one apartment to another in Jermuk trying to find out from the residents whether they are for the exploitation of Amulsar or not.
One of the residents stressed that she is strictly against the exploitation of the mine.
“Jermuk must remain a resort town, I do not think it is right to exploit mine near a resort town,” she said.
The residents in Jermuk urged the prime minister to give fair solution to the issue.
Nikol Pashinyan stressed that the work of the mine must not affect the land, the water and the air.
“We have no other variant. We put a demand that the danger must be zero. According to the plan, weekly, monthly monitoring will be implemented, the grass on the mount must undergo laboratory expertise. The source of the dust must be found. If the issue is not solved the mine closes legally,” the PM stressed.
Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 23
By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend:
According to the UN Charter and the corresponding procedural rules of the organization, each member has the right to distribute documents to bring information, which is of interest from the point of view of the government of the member-state, to the attention of other member-states and the secretariat of the organization, Chairman of the Azerbaijani Center for International Relations Analysis Farid Shafiyev said.
Shafiyev made the remarks regarding the distribution of a report of the self-proclaimed regime in Nagorno-Karabakh region by Armenia in the UN, Trend reports on Aug. 23.
The appeal on behalf of the permanent missions of UN member-states includes various issues related to the international events and security, trade, development, culture and others.
The member-state that distributed the document is responsible for the content of the document. There have been such cases when permanent missions even distributed poems as a UN document.
“In turn, the secretariat is obliged to distribute letters submitted by the permanent missions of UN member-states,” Shafiyev said. “The documents are classified by the organization and within the agenda item of the next session of the Security Council, General Assembly and other UN bodies. The agenda item is determined by the author of the letter, that is, permanent representation of a member-state.”
“Unfortunately, member-states often abuse this right and distribute documents even contrary to the UN Charter,” he said. “In particular, Armenia has repeatedly sent “NKR” letters on its behalf. In any case, the author of the letter is considered an official member of the organization, that is, in this case, Armenia. The information circulated in the Armenian media that the so-called “NKR” document was distributed as a UN document is false. The UN does not recognize “NKR” and the secretariat of the organization, in accordance with the rules, distributed a letter of the permanent mission of Armenia to the UN. This is its official status.”
As for the content of the letter, Shafiyev commented on it briefly.
“How can one talk about sustainable development, democracy or humanitarian goals in the occupied territory, where Armenia carried out ethnic cleansing of the indigenous Azerbaijani population and continues to violate the Security Council’s corresponding resolutions and UN Charter?” he asked.
“Azerbaijan also intends to distribute a letter in the UN,” Shafiyev said. “This provocation of the permanent mission of Armenia to the UN once again demonstrates who is actually the occupier of the internationally recognized Azerbaijani territories.”
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. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
Newly appointed Ambassador of India to Armenia presents copies of credentials to Deputy FM
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YEREVAN, AUGUST 14, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Avet Adonts received newly appointed Ambassador of India to Armenia Kishan Dan Dewal on August 14, who presented the copies of his credentials to the Deputy FM.
As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia, congratulating the Ambassador on the appointment, Avet Adonts wished him success in his mission and expressed confidence that the Ambassador will have his important contribution in the further deepening of the friendly relations between Armenia and India.
Thanking for the reception and good wishes, the Indian Ambassador emphasized that his country is greatly interested in deepening relations with Armenia and development of cooperation in the spheres of politics, economy and culture and assured that during his tenure he will spare no efforts for reaching that goal.
Avet Adonts and Kishan Dan Dewal referred to a number of bilateral issues, highlighted the organization of high level mutual visits.
The interlocutors also exchanged views on a number of international and regional issues.
Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan
The employees of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia, as a result of the large-scale operative-investigative measures and investigative activities, discovered cases of receiving and giving bribes in particularly large amounts.
According to the obtained preliminary data, it was found that a former high-ranking officer of one of the military commissariats and the officer’s assistant, knowing the nuances of the military commissariat’s work and using their connections among doctors, in 2019. during the summer conscription, in exchange for 2000-15 000 US dollars, they organized the processes of obtaining false medical diagnoses for 9 conscripts and 4 conscripts and, based on them, exempting them from mandatory military service or granting deferments.
In addition, it was also revealed that a person cooperating with a former high-ranking officer dealt with the issues of early discharge of two people in mandatory military service on the basis of fictitious health problems. One of the doctors of the garrison hospital assisted him in that matter.
Criminal cases have been initiated in the investigative department of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia on the basis of the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Due to the combination of sufficient evidence obtained, 3 persons were charged. A former high-ranking officer and his aide have been detained.
RA National Security Service urges citizens to refrain from illegal actions to avoid military service.
An investigation is underway.