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Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh initiate the campaign “Family History-the History of Victory”

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 11:50, 6 April, 2021

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, ARMENPRESS. The servicemen of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) initiated an action dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War called Family History – the History of Victory, the Russian defense ministry reported.

The beginning of the action was initiated at the monument to 104 soldiers – natives of the village of Khanabad of the Askeran region of Nagorno Karabakh, who died in 1941-1945 on the fronts in battles against the Nazi coalition.

In addition to the campaign Family History – the History of Victory, the Humanitarian Response Center of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, in cooperation with the administrations of Mardakert, Martuni and Askeran districts, initiated work on the improvement of monuments to soldiers who went to the front from Nagorno Karabakh and died during the Great Patriotic War.

These actions, carried out with the direct participation of the servicemen of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno Karabakh, will last until May 9 – Victory Day.

In accordance with the agreements specified in the joint statement of the President of the Russian Federation, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, from 00:00 Moscow time on November 10, 2020, a complete ceasefire and all hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh were announced.

With the assistance of Russian peacekeepers, the restoration of vital engineering communications continues in the areas affected by the war.




We reaffirm necessity for speedy organization of UNESCO mission in NK – Russian MFA

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 19:12, 1 April, 2021

YEREVAN, APRIL 1, ARMENPRESS. The Russian Federation is a supporter of a careful treatment towards cultural and religious objects in Nagorno Karabakh and its surrounding regions, ARMENPRESS reports official representative of the Russian MFA Maria Zakharova said in a weekly briefing.

‘’ We reaffirm the necessity for a speedy organization of a UNESCO mission in Nagorno Karabakh. We also contact with the sides over each particular case’’, she said.

Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Armenian Church in Mekhakavan (Jebrail) was fully demolished following the September-November war. The demolishment of the church is confirmed by the publication of BBC World News (Nagorno-Karabakh: The mystery of the missing church). Earlier, there were reports about the destruction of Kanach Zham Church in Shushi, currently under Azerbaijani occupation. There are numerous other media report about the demolishment of other Armenian historical-religious monuments.




Armenia ruling party MP says Karvachar didn’t belong to Armenians

Boshkezenian Garik
News.am, Armenia
Armenia ruling party MP says Karvachar didn’t belong to Armenians
01:11, 31.03.2021

Karvachar was not ours. In the 1990s, Armenian soldiers established Karvachar as a buffer zone for Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) so that the lands around the buffer zone could be regained later,” deputy of the My Step faction of the National Assembly Hovik Aghazaryan told Pastinfo.

“Is there anyone in Armenia who doubts this? Is there any bold person in Armenia who will tell the world that Karvachar is Armenian land? The whole world says Karvachar isn’t ours and tells Armenians to give it back quickly,” he said.

Various representatives of the ruling party have often been making such sensational statements recently. A few days ago, asked if Turkey is Armenia’s enemy, Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan didn’t give a direct answer and stated that Armenia needs to ‘make a correction’ in its approach. 

War of 2020 was worst for Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, who lived through three conflicts in Artsakh – WCC

Boshkezenian Garik
Panorama, Armenia

Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan was the primate of the Diocese of Artsakh for nearly 33 years, living through three wars in Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh, and he says the one in 2020 that ended in November was by far the worst because of the lethal weaponry and armies involved, the World Council of Churches (WCC) reports. 

“In 1989, I was sent to lead the Artsakh Diocese, which was then part of the Soviet Union,” said Archbishop Pargev, who retired from his position in January due to health reasons and is now based in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

The 44-day conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh saw the use of drones, artillery, and missiles. And Archbishop Pargev remembered that in 1993 he worked with the World Council of Churches (WCC) during its mediation role in what was internationally known as the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

“I remember it well when Vazgen I was Catholicos,” and involved the Muslim leadership in the area “to bring peace to the nations through the spiritual leaders.”

That was not long after Armenia declared its independence from what had been the Soviet Union.

In the 1992 war, the Armenian forces marked their first major victory on 8–9 May, when they took over Shushi, the region’s historic city.

To his great sadness, the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Shushi was destroyed by rockets and drones and desecrated by invading soldiers during the most recent war. The Church of John the Baptist in the region’s second largest city was also destroyed.

“I wish that people from the whole world would pray for us and for peace in our region, but not only in our region, for peace in the whole world,” said the archbishop.

When the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan began, Archbishop Pargev made a public statement to the Armenian people, calling for strength and unity in the face of the war.

“The mission of the church is the same mission, which comes from history; to bring for our people faith, hope and to help them, to gather them, to bring them humanitarian aid, to encourage them, pray with them and help in any way; to be with them.”

“During this war, we saw thousands of officers and soldiers from Turkey. We saw many international terrorists, extremists; I think it was 4,000 terrorists against us.”

He does not see the 2020 conflict as a war around religion as depicted by some media.

“It was an ethnic war. The reason this conflict was born was due to a basic human rights problem stemming from great pressure from the authorities in Baku on the Armenian people in Artsakh,” said Archbishop Pargev.

He notes that Turkey helped Azerbaijan along with Pakistan during the latest war, “and they used many modern new kinds of weapons, rockets, and drones from Russia, Belarus, Israel, and Turkey.

“It was the most dangerous war I saw during my 32 years.”

Archbishop Pargev considers the area he served for 32 years as his home and shows great sadness in his eyes when he talks of what has happened to it, although he is thankful he can visit Stepanakert, the capital city of Artsakh.

Iraq’s Defense Minister pays tribute to the memory of Armenian Genocide victims

Boshkezenian Garik
Public Radio of Armenia

On an official visit to Armenia, the delegation led by the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Iraq Juma Anad Saadoun Khattab visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to pay tribute to the memory of the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide.

Iraq’s Defense Minister laid a wreath at the memorial to Armenian Genocide victims and toured the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute. 

Sports: Armenian National team arrives in Switzerland

Boshkezenian Garik
Public Radio of Armenia

Armenian National team has arrived in St. Gallen, Switzerland, the Football Federation of Armenia informs.

The team will start preparations ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers J group match against Lichtenstein, which will take place on March 25.

Armenian National team players playing abroad have also joined our team, which will stay at Walhalla hotel in St. Gallen. 

The team will have its first training tonight in the Uzwil city stadium, 25km from St. Gallen.

CivilNet: Artsakh: From the Battlefield to the Soccer Field

Boshkezenian Garik
CIVILNET.AM

21 Mar, 2021 08:03

In Stepanakert, life is slowly reverting back to its normal pace. The Artsakh National Soccer team resumed its training after the 44 day war. Before the war, they were getting ready for the 2020-2021 Armenia’s Football championship. During the hostilities, all the local players of the team participated in the war. And all of them came back from the battlefield to the soccer field.

Armenpress: Artsakh confirms 3 new cases of COVID-19 over past day

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Artsakh confirms 3 new cases of COVID-19 over past day

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 11:44,

STEPANAKERT, MARCH 19, ARMENPRESS. 3 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Republic of Artsakh in the past one day, the ministry of healthcare said.

43 COVID-19 tests were conducted on March 18.

Currently, 17 infected patients receive treatment at hospitals, while the others – at home.

The ministry once again urges citizens to follow all the safety rules to prevent the further spread of the disease.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Armenia ruling bloc MP calls 1st President Levon Ter-Petrosyan "impudent"

Boshkezenian Garik
News.am, Armenia
12:31, 16.03.2021

Hovik Aghazaryan, an MP of the majority My Step faction in the National Assembly of Armenia, has called First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan “impudent.”

“How impudent a person must be that by rigging the 1995 parliamentary and 1996 presidential elections, to run away—like the most cowardly—from accountability in 1998 from a small ‘thing,’ to announce—just three months before the 2013 presidential elections—that he is already 68 years old, and, in general, to have the greatest share of accountability in all the negative realities registered in the country, and when manifestations aimed at political stability are observed, to make such a cynical proposal.

PS. I am talking about Levon Ter-Petrosyan and his latest thoughts ‘aimed at overcoming’ the political crisis [in Armenia],'” Aghazaryan wrote on Facebook.

First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan issued a statement Monday, noting that the only way out of the current crisis in Armenia was the resignation of PM Nikol Pashinyan and his seeking asylum abroad, and with guarantees for his immunity.

Armenia 1st President: Duties of Nikol Pashinyan need to be performed by his non-partisan deputy