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Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman met in Tel Aviv, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry reported on September 11.
The official welcoming ceremony of the Azerbaijani delegation was held at the Israeli Defense Ministry in accordance with the protocol.
The defense Ministers passed along the honor guard. After national anthems of both countries were played, ministers held a one-on-one meeting.
During the meeting of delegations in an expanded format, the sides discussed issues of regional security, cooperation in the military, military-technical sphere and other areas of mutual interest.
Currently, Azerbaijan and Israel have broad interaction in military and military-technical spheres. The Azerbaijani army possesses modern weapons and technical equipment for maintaining a high level of combat capability, and part of these weapons are of Israeli production.
Israel has always stated that it supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan and wishes an early resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by peaceful means.
German Dirk Lorenz, who served as Head of the Political, Economic, Press and Information Department of the EU delegation in Armenia for around 4 years, left the country in recent days. He moved to Brussels to work as Deputy Head of Division for the Eastern Partnership Countries in the European External Action Service. Dirk Lorenz talked to Mediamax before leaving and told us about peculiarities and challenges of living and working in Armenia.
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Armenia is a European country in the scheme of things. That’s why it was quite easy for us to settle in here. We had but a few strange or challenging moments. Armenia is a very beautiful country, the climate is nice and warm, and the fruit and vegetables are delicious.
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When I just came to Armenia, driving was a big challenge for me. I first thought there were no rules on the road and the mirrors served for refreshing make-up, not watching the traffic. Some time later I realized there were rules, actually, I just had to get used to them. I can say proudly I didn’t have a single accident in these four years.
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I noticed that sometimes Armenians talk very loudly, smoke very thin cigarettes, and hold hands behind the back.
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Working with Armenians is very interesting and not so easy at times. They can be very uncompromising and stubborn, but if you manage to find common ground with them, they open to dialogue and discussion.
If Armenians befriend you, it’s a friendship for years.
Armenians are very honest and reliable as friends. If an Armenian says “yes”, it’s a definite, clear “yes”.
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There’s a big difference between the capital and rural communities. I visited almost all nearby and borderline villages. In some places, the poverty rate is worrying. I was shocked by living conditions that people endure in certain parts of Shirak marz. Many years passed after the earthquake but housing remains a huge problem for some people.
Photo: Photo Atelier Marashlyan Retro
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Armenia is a wonderful country but it can be better. I wish it were easier to visit Armenia and the touristic infrastructure were more developed. There are so many beautiful places here, why keep them hidden from the world?
I think Armenia should present itself to the world in all areas. Believe me, not everyone knows where Armenia is on the map or what a wonderful, curious country with a rich history it is.
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When I asked my daughter what she wanted to do next summer, she said, “I want to go to Armenia.” We really love Armenia and Armenians.
Armenpress News Agency , Armenia September 2, 2017 Saturday Azerbaijani gunfire during OSCE monitoring is blow against organization, says Ashotyan YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani shooting in Armenia’s Tavush province during an OSCE monitoring mission was a blow at OSCE and another attempt to discredit the organization, chairman of the foreign relations committee of the Armenian parliament Armen Ashotyan said. “This was a shooting at OSCE. This was another attempt of discrediting the organization. The Azerbaijani leadership is in a deadlock in the negotiations process in terms of diplomacy, and Azerbaijani cannot de facto give its agreement to the well-known provisions. This is a consequence of duality, “feed” its own society with certain statements, and make other statements abroad. Azerbaijan is making efforts to change the negotiations game”, Ashotyan said. He mentioned that OSCE and UN are busy with restoring their lost influence and are unable to respond more rapidly to such incidents. According to Ashotyan, the OSCE is avoiding the final cutting of ties with Azerbaijan. He said OSCE knows very well who is doing the shooting, and it simply avoids opposing in order not to give Azerbaijan the chance to doubt OSCE’s regulatory mandate.
ArmenPress, Armenia Aug 29 2017 "One free world international" in Artsakh to carry out a fact-finding mission on human rights violations during the April war by Azerbaijani side Yerevan August 29 Marianna Mkrtchyan. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received a delegation led by the head of One free world international organization Rev. Majed El Shafie. According to Armenian MFA press service, Nalbandian stressed the importance of periodic visits of Canadian parliamentarians and their contribution in the development of two-sided relations. Canadian parliamentarians told about the work of One free world international organization in human rights protection sphere, as well as about the aims of visits to Armenia and Artsakh, which consists of learning and gathering the facts about the grossest violations of human rights during previous April's aggression of Azerbaijan against the NKR, as well as war crimes. According to them, according to the results a report will be drawn up Nalbandian presented efforts of Armenia and OSCE MG co-chairs on Karabakh conflict settlement, referred to the military crimes committed by Azerbaijani Armed Forces during the April aggression. One free international organization helped and helps refugees, people who are in slavery during protracted conflicts in Iraq Kurdistan of Syria renders assistance to people whose civil rights have been violated.
PanARMENIAN.Net – OC Media has prepared an article about the village of Barekamavan in Armenia‘s Tavush province which regularly comes under fire by Azerbaijani troops.
Barekamavan means ‘the village of friendship’ in Armenian.
But there is no longer any friendship between Armenians and Azerbaijanis in Barekamavan, and the village itself is on the brink of disappearing, the main reason being the periodic shelling from Azerbaijan and the bleak economic situation, it adds.
“Barekamavan is pinned to the side of the mountains; on the other side, lies the Azerbaijani village of Kamarli. The nearest Armenian villages of Koti and Dovegh are about 10 kilometres from Barekamavan. Surrounded by hills and forests to the west, to the east lies a mountain dotted with landmines, military posts, and barbed wire fences. From there, the village lies directly in sight of the Azerbaijani soldiers,” the article says.
“In the village centre, a few dilapidated buildings house the village administration, post office, and school. On the surrounding hills half-destroyed houses without roofs can be seen — a reminder of the 1992–1994 war. Embedded in some buildings are the traces — either complete or partial — of shells. Some are no more than gaping holes. Residents know practically by heart which damage was caused in ‘that war’ and which in ‘this one’.”
Also, the feature weighs in on some other problems facing Barekamavan, including the lack of irrigation and drinking water. The population is constantly dwindling, with the residents forced to travel to Yerevan or Moscow for seasonal jobs.
PanARMENIAN.Net – A Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) soldier, Arman Movsisyan (b. 1998) was killed in Azerbaijan‘s cross-border fire on Monday, August 14.
An investigation into the details of the incident is underway, the Karabakh Defense Army said in a statement.
Azerbaijan had fired some 2200 shots towards the Artsakh positions throughout last week, while the overall situation on the line of contact was relatively calm.
PanARMENIAN.Net – An Armenian team of young women was selected among the finalists and won the People’s Choice Award in a months-long app-building competition, The Technovation Challenge, organized by Google at the company’s campus.
More than 11,000 girls from 103 countries formed teams to address issues in several categories: peace, poverty, environment, equality, education, and health. This week, the finalists traveled to Google’s headquarters in Mountain View to pitch their ideas to a panel of tech leaders and other experts.
The Armenian team was comprised of Aghavni Hakobyan, Sona Avetisyan, Svetlana Davtyan, Violeta Mkrtchyan, Vardanush Nazaretyan, Google said in a blog post.
When a deaf classmate visited their school, the team of five girls from the village of Karbi, Aragatsotn village, came up with the idea for an app — aptly called Armenian Sign Language — to help people learn Armenian sign language using videos of sign gestures. Armenian Sign Language was developed to help connect those with poor hearing and those with good hearing. The app is suitable for English and Armenian speakers of all ages.
Four girls from Kazakhstan behind a safety app called QamCare were crowned the winner of the Senior Division and will receive $15,000.
Armenia, other finalists Kenya and India will receive $10,000 each.
A film on the Palyans, an Armenian family of architects that worked in Ottoman Empire, is currently being shot with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Turkey. The director is Karo Babayan. The shooting is expected to be completed this year.
The Palyan family was a famous 18-19 centuries family of architects, artists and public figures from Kayseri. The main part of their architectural activity was implemented in Constantinople. Using the new tendencies of European architecture as well as Byzantine and Armenian traditions Palyans brought European features to the Turkish architecture by which the ways of its future development were defined in a certain degree. The Armenian origins of Palyans are usually kept silent about in Turkey.
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Though Armenians first tried to conceal such facts, the situation is gradually getting out of control. It is no accident that the commander of the defense army of the so-called republic Levon Mnatsakanyan has written a letter to the so-called prosecutor general of the so-called republic.
Olke.az has presented the translated version of the intercepted letter to readers:
“After the missile strikes launched by Azerbaijani armed forces from their military unit in Alkhanli village located in Fuzuli direction, a group of servicemen of the defense army of ‘Nagorno Karabakh Republic’ yielded to panic and escaped by leaving their combat posts.
“Unfortunately, after the panic caused by the operations of the opposite party, a group of servicemen of the same military unit tried to leave the area of the ‘Karabakh Republic’ (!) arbitrarily. But they failed to cross the Kalbajar police post.
“Fortunately, the group of soldiers who deserted their posts were detained by a group of officers on the Karabakh-Armenia road. The detainees were further transferred under the control of the commanders. During the interrogation, the deserters refused to answer the questions.
“However, by looking into their eyes one could understand that the soldiers who served for a year have yielded to panic due to the fear caused by the artillery fire launched by the enemy.
“Mr.Mosiyan, the soldiers who took such a step have violated the rules of military conduct, the discipline and the order by leaving their fellows-in-arms in danger.
“All the same, we ask you to apply the due punitive measures in accordance with the law, considering their actions and irresponsibility.”
The letter shows that the separatist regime has lost control over its armed forces, and the occupant government finds it difficult to control the servicemen and officers.