Author: Boshkezenian Garik

 16:56, 13 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. Protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over the terms of the Karabakh armistice have again gathered at the Freedom Square in Yerevan.

The anti-government rally was originally organized by 17 political parties, but one of them – Alliance Party, has withdrawn from the initiative today. 

The parties who called for the rally include the Republican Party of Armenia, Prosperous Armenia Party, the ARF, Fatherland, National Security, Freedom, National Agenda, National Democratic Union, National Consent, Democratic Alternative, Yerkir Tsirani, Solidarity, Democratic Liberal Union of Armenia, Christian-Democratic Union, One Armenia, and Constitutional Rights Union.

One of the organizers of the rally said the leaders of the political parties were summoned by the Special Investigations Service at 16:00. “However, our struggle won’t stop,” he said.

Police are calling on the protesters to stop the rally because the martial law prohibits gatherings.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 11:05,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS. Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said that the Russia-mediated Nagorno Karabakh armistice signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to a full negotiations process over the conflict.

“The statement expects an unconditional transition to a full-fledged negotiation process on all aspects of this, unfortunately, complex and difficult problem,” TASS quoted Zakharova as saying in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV channel.

The Nagorno Karabakh armistice was signed by Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on November 10.

Editing by Stepan Kocharyan

 14:40,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS. Former President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has been summoned by the National Security Service on November 11, his office said.  

“In response to numerous press inquiries, we are informing that 3^rd President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has been summoned to the National Security Service today. The National Security Service had sent the summons to the home of the third President,” Sargsyan’s office said in a statement.

Sargsyan’s office said he will appear before the NSS at 16:00, as required in the writ.

Other details weren’t immediately available. 

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 14:49, 6 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Member of the German Bundestag from The Left Party Sevim Dağdelen has urged to suspend the activity of the Turkish ultra-nationalist “Gray Wolves” group in Germany.

“The Federal Government has to immediately follow France’s example and ban the Federation of Associations of Turkish Democratic Idealists (ADÜTDF), which is the umbrella organization of the Gray Wolves in this country”, MP Sevim Dağdelen said.

Dağdelen said they push Germany into polarization and division with provocations against Kurds, Armenians, Alevis, Greeks and Jews.

ADÜTDF is an extremist rightest organization, having nearly 7,000 members according to various estimates.

“The Gray Wolves, together with the right-wing Turkish party – the Nationalist Movement, have close links with the circle of terrorist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. There should be zero tolerance for Islamist and fascist organizations in our country. For that purpose we need to follow France’s example”, Sevim Dağdelen said.

On November 4, 2020, French Minister of Interior Gérald Darmanin announced that France has officially banned the activity of Gray Wolves.

Reporting by Hermine Minasyan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 20:31, 5 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Co-chairs of Germany-South Caucasus Parliamentary Friendship Group Till Mansmann (Free Democratic Party) and Albert Weiler (Christian Democratic Union) sent an open letter to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. ARMENPRESS reports they issued a joint press release, calling on Angela Merkel to impose sanctions in Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, as well as other Azerbaijani officials.

Till Mansmann and Albert Weiler said, ”We cite the flagrant violations of the humanitarian law by Azerbaijan that have led to a humanitarian disaster in Nagorno Karabakh.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with the German Public TV at the end of October that the goal of the war unleashed by him is displacing the Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh. This is an act of ethnic cleansing, which should be condemned as a war crime.

At the same time, prohibited cluster munitions were used against the civilians of Nagorno Karabakh, the footages of executing and beheading Armenian war prisoners were demonstratively promoted. They promised  to the Syrian extremist mercenaries 100 USD for each beheaded Armenian.

Freezing of accounts, ban to entery to the EU, ban on using 

airlines as well as severing the contracts of German and European banks should be applied as sanctions”.

 12:09,

STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 29, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani military continues bombarding towns and cities of Artsakh, striking the peaceful residential areas with various weapons, including missiles and bombs.

Photos showing the aftermath of the recent bombing were released by the Artsakh State Service of Emergency Situations. The images show the town of Martakert, which the Azeri air force bombed with air strikes. Heavy damages took place. No casualties were reported among the civilians.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan