The Azerbaijani military made more than 250 individual ceasefire violations in a week at the Artsakh line of contact.
The defense ministry of Artsakh reported that Azerbaijani forces fired nearly 3000 rounds at their positions in the period of March 25 – March 31.
“The Defense Army forces remain in control of the tactical-strategic situation and confidently continue their service,” the defense ministry said in a statement.
Egyptian parliament: Turkey’s actions in Syria and Iraq resembles massacre of Armenian people
The Egyptian parliament’s Arab affairs committee condemned Turkey’s military action in Syria and Iraq and compared it to the Armenian Genocide.
“This is a new mass extermination war and it reminds us of Turkey’s massacre of the Armenian people during the first World War,” the lawmakers said in a statement.
The committee deplored that “both Russia and the United States are turning a blind eye to Erodgan’s war crimes and its racial cleansing operations against the Kurds in Syria and Iraq,” Ahram Online reported.
The committee’s statement argued that “it is clear that dictator Erdogan’s internal failures have forced him to mount military adventures against Turkey’s neighbours in a way that poses a threat to international peace and stability in the Middle East.”
The statement urged the Arab League, Arab leaders and Arab peoples to take a united stand against aggressive Turkish policies in the Arab world.
Turkish Press: Conference in Argentina called off over Armenian threat
Joint academic conference by Turkish, Argentinian universities on Ottoman Empire canceled
By Tugrul Cam
ANKARA
A conference in the Argentinian capital was called off amid threats from the Armenian diaspora in the country.
According to information gathered by Anadolu Agency, Turkey’s Ankara University and Argentina’s University of Belgrano and National University of the West were set to hold a conference in Buenos Aires on March 20-22.
During the conference, renowned historians were expected to talk about issues such as World War I, the Liberation War, and establishment of the Turkish republic.
The event was titled: “1915, the longest year of the Ottoman Empire”.
A few days prior to the event, Armenians in the country launched a social media campaign which involved threats and insults.
The event was called off a few hours before it was expected to start.
Armenian groups in Argentina are known for their hate speech and radical protests against Turkey.
In 2010, then Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled his visit to Argentina when a written permission given for opening of Ataturk monument, named after founder of the Turkish republic, in a park in Buenos Aires was canceled by local authorities due to Armenian initiatives.
Last January, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited the country in the first such initiative in 18 years.
The visit resulted in an agreement on the assessment of areas of common interest and business co-operation, especially in the political, economic and cultural fields.
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Armenian honey already has free access to European market – Ambassador Piotr Świtalski
Ambassador Piotr Świtalski, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, is impressed with the Armenian government’s recent initiatives aimed at ensuring food safety.
During the opening ceremony of conference titled ‘Digital Solutions for Food Safety’, the EU Ambassador congratulated the Armenian government for the efforts made in the fields of protection of consumer rights and food safety.
“We are impressed by the number of initiatives, level of ambitions demonstrated by the government led by Prime Minister Karapetyan over the recent months. We, as a European Union, are ready to assist these efforts as the issues of the protection of consumer rights play an important role in the Armenia-EU agreement. There are concrete programs, we are getting out of the circles of the World Trade Organization and this process is in full accordance with Armenia’s membership to the EAEU. This is a bilateral useful process, and we are ready to provide concrete support to these efforts”, Piotr Świtalski said.
The Ambassador expressed confidence that within the frames of assistance and cooperation the EU can propose concrete steps in the new financial package. This, according to him, is the development of technical capacities, exchange of experience, as well as assistance to implementation of concrete actions. “I hope the assistance will lead to necessary results. I am confident that the government’s respective steps will contribute to increasing the export volumes to the EU market. The Armenian food is very tasty, we know that, it’s just necessary to create a necessary circle that will provide guarantees, will ensure not only the food’s taste, but also its being safe and secure. A new Armenia-EU certified procedure has been introduced in February, and I am happy that the Armenian honey already has a free access to the European market. I hope the same will apply to the crayfish and other goods in the near future”, the EU Ambassador noted.
Karen Karapetyan sent a condolence telegram to Dmitry Medvedev
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Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan sent a condolence telegram to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.
Karen Karapetyan expressed condolences on behalf of the Armenian government and personally on behalf of the tragic accident of the Russian An-26 plane in Syria and asked to convey words of sympathy and support to the families and relatives of the victims.
Switzerland: Armenia-Turkey normalization is key for regional stability and peace
YEREVAN. – Switzerland remains convinced that pursuing efforts towards normalization between Armenia and Turkey is key for the stability and peaceful future of the region, the Swiss foreign ministry said.
“Switzerland takes note that the Zurich Protocols, signed in 2009, have not been ratified by the Armenian and Turkish parliaments and that the process, on the official level, has thus come to a halt,” Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement sent in response to the written inquiry by Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Armenia-Turkey protocols were signed in 2009 in Zurich with the mediation of Switzerland.
According to the Swiss foreign office, since 2009, both societies have become increasingly aware of the need for normalization of relations. They recall that numerous contacts also at an unofficial level, between private sector representatives, journalists, civil society and academia have taken place since the signature of the protocols which intended for the creation of a joint historical commission, the re-establishment of diplomatic relations and the opening of borders.
“Switzerland remains convinced that pursuing efforts towards normalization is key for the stability and peaceful future of the region. Switzerland remains available to support this process if requested, ” the statement reads.
Last week President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to terminate the process of signing of Armenia-Turkey protocols.
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Armen Sarkissian gives consent to become Armenian President’s candidate (video)(photos)
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met today with Armen Sarkissian, who had been offered by the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) to become the ruling party’s candidate for the President of Armenia. During the previous meeting with Serzh Sargsyan, Armen Sarkissina had asked for some time to be able to hold meetings with different political forces, the leadership of Artsakh, business and science representatives and the public sector.
As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Armenian President’s Office, Armen Sarkissian noted that the planned meetings are over based on which he has made a decision. Armen Sarkissina presented the reasons behind his decision in the meeting with President Serzh Sargsyan.
“Honorable Mr. Sarkissian,
A month ago I offered you on behalf of the Republican Party of Armenia to become the candidate of the new President of Armenia. You promised to seriously ponder over that. During this month you have had numerous meetings with both parliamentary and extra-parliamentary political forces, NGOs, intellectuals and you also visited Artsakh. Of course, I attentively followed your meetings through media. They were also very attentive towards you and were extremely inspective towards any of your step, analyzed what you said and your biography”, President Serzh Sargsyan said, noting that there were both sober and ridiculous comments. “You displayed tolerance, patience and readiness for dialogue. These features are of key importance in life in general and just necessity for a head of state. Now I think It’s time for you to give an answer”, Sargsyan said.
Armen Sarkissian first thanked President Serzh Sargsyan and the Republican party of Armenia for the confidence towards him and great expectations from him, noting that he well understands that the position of the President of the Republic is not only very honorable, but also contains great responsibility.
“This is the reason why I asked you to give me time to ponder and hold meetings”, Sarkissina said. Speaking about his visit to Artsakh, Armen Sarkissian said that Artsakh is not only our pride and inseparable part of our people and history, but also the national dignity of Armenians. “If I am elected the President of the Republic, I will try to contribute to the foreign policy of Armenia, economic issues, attracting investments, but what I assess very important is the strengthening of national unity and Armenia-Diaspora relations”, Armen Sarkissian said, adding that he attaches great importance to education and stressed that the future President of Armenia should support and encourage that sphere.
“Mr. President, I want to emphasize that as regards to the issues raised by you I am convinced that I will be able to carry out the high responsibilities with honor”, Armen Sarkissian said, adding that he is ready to spare no efforts and vigor to fulfill that very responsible mission, if elected by the National Assembly.
The President of the Republic hoped that by giving start to the procedures provided for by the Constitution, brilliant results will be recorded.
McDonald’s to come to Armenia in April
McDonald’s fast food company will come to Armenia in April. Georgian businessmen Temur Chkonia intends to open a chain of restaurants in Armenia.
“The first restaurant must be in a well-visible, respected place. We have received 2-3 offers and by April we’ll make a decision on the location of the first McDonald’s in Armenia,” Chkonia told Public Radio of Armenia.
The businessman has opened a chain of 14 restaurants in Georgia, each serving an average of 25,000 visitors a day.
The food safety authorities are not very delighted with the perspective of the fast food company entering the Armenian market.
Food security expert David Pipoyan says fast food restaurants use a lot of supplements to preserve semi-finished products as long as possible. Besides, you never know what these establishments serve in reality.