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PM Pashinyan holds telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin

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PM  Pashinyan holds telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin

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 14:15,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of ArmeniaNikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister.

The sides discussed the implementation of the agreements reached by the trilateral statements of November 9, 2020, January 11, 2021 and November 26, 2021.

The interlocutors also discussed issues related to the strengthening of cooperation within the CSTO, exchanged views on the current situation of regional and international security.

The leaders of the two countries also touched upon the current issues of the bilateral agenda.

Armenia announced the death of three soldiers as a result of a shootout on the border with Azerbaijan

Badalian Vardan
Jan 12 2022

The Armenian Ministry of Defense announced the death of three soldiers as a result of a shootout on the border with Azerbaijan. All three died on Tuesday 11 January.

Source: www.obozrevatel.com

This was reported on the website of the defense department. The cause of the deaths was «provocations of Azerbaijani units in the eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border».

So, at about 17:30, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces allegedly resumed shelling of Armenian positions, using artillery and unmanned aerial vehicles. The Armenian side took retaliatory actions.

As a result, 20-year-old private Arthur Mkhitaryan and junior sergeant Rudik Gharibyan, as well as 19-year-old private Vahan Babayan, who received a fatal gunshot wound, were killed.

In addition, two more soldiers were wounded . Their condition is stable and life is not in danger.

Now the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is relatively calm.

In December 2021, there was shooting on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Then it was reported that two soldiers were injured, and the parties accused each other of provocations.

As you know, the conflict between the countries over Nagorno-Karabakh escalated in 2020, resulting in the death of about six thousand people. By the end of the year, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed on a truce and signed a corresponding statement.

https://thetimeshub.in/armenia-announced-the-death-of-three-soldiers-as-a-result-of-a-shootout-on-the-border-with-azerbaijan

Armenpress: Powerful earthquake hits off Cyprus coast

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Powerful earthquake hits off Cyprus coast

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 09:43,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. A magnitude 6,4 earthquake struck near Cyprus on January 11, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.

The quakes hit 112 km north-west from the city of Limassol at a depth of 2 km.

There were no immediate reports on victims or damages.

Reports said the tremors were felt in nearby Israel, Lebanon and Turkey.

Armenia to require vaccine proof for restaurants, museums, libraries

Badalian Vardan
Jan 10 2022
– 15:30 AMT


PanARMENIAN.Net – Beginning January 22, anyone aged 18 and older will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative test result to dine in cafes and restaurants or visit entertainment and cultural venues in Armenia.

According to fresh regulations published by the Ministry of Health, employees at such venues will also need to either be vaccinated or wear a mask and show proof of negative Covid-19 tests.

The ban also applies to museums, movie theaters and libraries.

Children under the age of 18, pregnant women and people who have a contraindication to vaccination are exempt from the requirement.

The time is to start the process of tightening the screw – Anzhela Elibegova

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panorama.am
Armenia – Jan 7 2022

Expert in Azerbaijan Anzhela Elibegova raises questions about the reaction and possible behavior of Azerbaijan regarding the developments in Kazakhstan. 

“Turkey has invested millions in the renaissance of Turkish identity in the Central Asia for decades. Even if the radicals are constrained today, they would rather go underground. The leaders of Kazakhstan would need to show necessary will and have the legitimacy to prevent that evolving network amid the total exclusion any interference from outside. Otherwise, that would come outside again in other places and times,” Elibekova commented on Facebook. 

In this context, the expert questions the possible behavior of Azerbaijan. “While glorifying the idea of the Great Turan, Aliyev would hardly tolerate any uncontrollable element within his own country. Now, the time is to start the process of tightening the screw,” the expert stressed. 

Armenia sends 100 peacekeepers to Kazakhstan as part of CSTO mission

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 13:29, 7 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 7, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Armed Forces sent a peacekeeping unit (100 servicemen) to Kazakhstan as part of the CSTO peacekeeping mission, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

“During the mission the Armenian peacekeeping unit will carry out functions protecting exclusively buildings and infrastructures of strategic significance”, the ministry’s statement says.

For the first time I felt the state behind me – Nishanian about his release

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For the first time I felt the state behind me –  Nishanian about his release

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 21:03, 7 January, 2022

YEREVAN, 7 JANUARY, ARMENPRESS. Istanbul Armenian intellectual, linguist Sevan Nishanian thanked the Embassy of Armenia in Greece and Ambassador Tigran Mkrchyan for making incredible efforts in the issue of releasing him.

“The Ambassador worked day and night, he didn’t leave me alone for a minute. In my life for the first time I felt that the state is behind me without any preconditions and without any hesitation. Totally other feeling. That’s good, I didn’t know”, ARMENPRESS reports Nishanian wrote on his Facebook page.

The Armenian linguist mentioned that the court ruled to stop holding him under detention. According to Nishanian, it is possible that he will have to leave Greece for some time and probably live in Armenia.

Sevan Nishanian was sentenced to 17 years in prison in Turkey in 2014, but escaped from prison in 2017. On July 25, 2017, Nishanian applied to the Greek authorities for asylum. The Greek government has not extended the residence permit for Nishanian on the occasion of her marriage to a Greek citizen, which expired on December 29. According to the media reports, Nishanian was arrested on December 30 due to the expiration of his residence status.




Armenian Minister of Healthcare to issue order mandating COVID-19 health pass

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 13:02, 5 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 5, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Minister of Healthcare announced that she will issue an order next Monday mandating the COVID-19 health pass which would require people to produce either a recent negative test result or a COVID-19 vaccination certificate upon entering restaurants or other leisure venues.

Minister of Healthcare Anahit Avanesyan said at the Cabinet meeting that she will issue the order on January 10 but it will come into effect after 15 days.

The order will require people who want to enter restaurants, bars or cafes or cultural venues to produce either proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative PCR test results administered within the last 72 hours, or a rapid test result administered in the last 24 hours.

Turkish and Armenian envoys to meet in Moscow

Badalian Vardan
Dec 27 2021

The Turkish foreign minister’s announcement constitutes the latest development in efforts to normalize relations between Turkey and Armenia.

December 27, 2021

Turkish and Armenian diplomats will meet in Moscow soon. 

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said today that the first meeting between special envoys from both countries will be held in the Russian capital. 

“Aside from the first meeting, we also want communication to be held directly,” said Cavusoglu, as reported by the official Anadolu Agency. 

The meeting will focus on re-establishing relations between Armenia and Turkey. The Armenian side requested the meeting take place in Moscow. Cavusoglu added that flights between Turkey and Armenia will soon resume, according to Anadolu. The diplomat did not say when exactly the meeting will take place. 

Turkey cut off relations and its borders with Armenia in 1993 after Armenian forces captured the city of Kalbajar from Turkey’s ally Azerbaijan. Turkey reopened its airspace to Armenia in 1995, but the land border remains closed. 

Relations between Turkey and Armenia have historically been tense. During the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century, hundreds of thousands of ethnic Armenians were murdered in modern-day Turkey. Many scholars, as well as the US government, recognize the killings as a genocide. 

More recently, Turkey backed Azerbaijan militarily in its war with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region in 2020. The conflict ended in an Azerbaijani victory and a Russia-brokered cease-fire. Armenia was part of the Soviet Union and maintains a close relationship with Russia today. 

Despite ongoing tensions, Turkey has worked to repair its relations with Armenia this year. As part of this endeavor, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed a regional economic cooperation platform including Armenia. Earlier this month, Turkey named its special envoy to Armenia. Many obstacles remain to normalization, however, including opposition from some political parties in Armenia. 



https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/12/turkish-and-armenian-envoys-meet-moscow

Turkish Press: Turkiye-Armenia normalisation talks in Russia ‘expected in January’

Badalian Vardan
TRT World, Turkey
Dec 31 2021

The first meeting between Turkish and Armenian special envoys to discuss steps for normalising the ties between the two countries, is expected to be held next month.

“The date for the first meeting between special representatives of Turkiye and Armenia has not yet been set but it is expected to be held in January,” Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.

The envoys at the first meeting will exchange views on a roadmap on which steps can be taken, including confidence-building steps, Cavusoglu noted.

“The first meeting will be important. Afterwards, they will continue in Turkiye and Armenia via videoconference,” he added.

On December 15, Turkiye appointed Serdar Kilic, a former ambassador to the US, as the special envoy to discuss steps for normalisation with Armenia. 

Three days later, Armenia appointed National Assembly Deputy Speaker Ruben Rubinyan its special representative for dialogue with Turkiye.

On December 27, Cavusoglu announced that Russia will host the first meeting between Turkish and Armenian special envoys to discuss steps for normalising the bilateral relations.

Moscow on Tuesday announced that it supports talks, noting that “the whole world will benefit from this re-establishment of neighbourly relations.”