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Azerbaijan kills 2 Armenians in ‘Revenge’ drone strike operation

Christine Harutyunian
Jerusalem Post
Aug 3 2022


By TZVI JOFFRE

 

Published: AUGUST 3, 2022 17:20

Updated: AUGUST 3, 2022 19:00

Two soldiers from the defense force of the de-facto Artsakh Republic was killed and 14 others were injured in strikes by Azerbaijani forces in the north-western part of the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Wednesday, according to the Artsakh Defense Army.

The Republic of Artsakh is a de facto republic internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. In 2020, the area where the republic is situated was recaptured by Azerbaijan.


According to the Artsakh Defense Army, Azerbaijani forces used mortars, grenade launchers and UAVs to attack their forces near the line of contact. Video reportedly from the Azerbaijani military showed a Bayraktar drone carrying out a strike on a position of Armenian forces in the northeast of the region.

Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry claimed that Armenian militants fired at Azerbaijani positions in the Lachin district on Wednesday morning, killing one Azerbaijani soldier.

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced later in the day that it had carried out an operation it titled “Revenge” against a number of groups of Armenian forces in the region. The ministry additionally claimed that “Armenian armed groups” tried to seize the Kyrghgiz hill and establish new combat positions there.


Azerbaijani forces took control of the hill, as well as Sarybaba and a number of other locations in the area, and began building new positions and supply roads, according to the defense ministry.

Lachin links the Nagorno-Karabakh region with Armenia and is under the supervision of Russian peacekeeping forces. During an extraordinary session of the Armenia Security Council on Tuesday, it was reported that the Azerbaijani side presented a demand to organize traffic between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh through a new route outside of the Lachin Corridor.


On Wednesday, the secretary of the security council, Armen Grigoryan, rejected the demand by Azerbaijan, saying that no work has been done on such a plan and no agreement has been reached on the matter, making the demand “illegitimate.” In an interview with Al Jazeera in June, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had called demands for a corridor outside the Lachin area a “redline.”

Later on Wednesday, the president of the Artsakh Republic, Arayik Harutyunyan, declared a partial military mobilization in the region.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated on Wednesday that Armenia has not fulfilled the obligations it assumed under the ceasefire reached between the two countries after the Nagorno-Karabakh War in 2020, stressing that Armenian forces and forces affiliated with the country had agreed to leave the area, but had not done so.

“The bloody incident that took place on August 3 once again demonstrates that Armenia grossly violated the tripartite agreement, and at the same time undermined the efforts towards the normalization of relations between the two states. This is also an indicator of Armenia’s disrespect for the efforts of international mediators,” said the Foreign Ministry, placing “the entire responsibility of the incident” on the political and military leadership of Armenia.

On Monday, the Artsakh Defense Army claimed that it had prevented an attempt by Azerbaijani forces to cross the line of contact from the north and northwest. One soldier from the ADA was injured in the incident.

On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that it had recorded three violations of the ceasefire by Azerbaijani forces within a 24-hour period.

In June, a series of clashes were reported by both Azerbaijani and Armenian authorities near the border between the two countries.


Russian and Armenian Leaders Discuss Yerevan-Baku Ties

Christine Harutyunian
by Asbarez Staff

 

 August 2, 2022

 

in Armenia, Artsakh, Featured Story, Latest, News, Top Stories

The Armenia-Azerbaijan border


Armenian and Russian leaders held separate telephone conversations on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of agreements reached following the 2020 Artsakh War.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan President Vladimir Putin spoke about these issues with the Kremlin and Pashinyan’s office releasing identical statements. Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.

Pashinyan and Putin discussed “individual practical aspects of implementation of the 2020 November 9, 2021 January 11 and November 26 trilateral agreements between the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on Nagorno Karabakh,” according the statement released on Tuesday.

According Russia’s foreign ministry, Mirzoyan and Lavrov discussed the normalization of relations between Yerevan and Baku.

The ministers reportedly reviewed the course of the implementation of trilateral statements made the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia on November 9, 2020, January 11 and November 26, 2021 and confirmed their commitment to their comprehensive and effective implementation, particularly, the commitment to unblock transport and economic ties in the South Caucasus and delimit the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

The press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported that during the conversation the sides exchanged also views on the humanitarian problems created as a result of the 44-day war in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.

To this end, the release and return of Armenian prisoners of war and other detainees was mutually stressed, it said.

The two top diplomats also discussed bi-lateral agenda items, including prospects for further strengthening of Russian-Armenian relations, as well as the implementation of agreements reached during Pashinyan’s visit to Russia in April and discussions held on the sidelines of the CSTO summit in May, the Russian foreign ministry reported.

Soon after reports of the telephone conversations were publicized, the Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement saying that Azerbaijan was violated the ceasefire in the line of contact in Artsakh on Monday. st1yle=”font-size:16px;margin:0px 0px 1.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:inherit;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline”>Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday that Russia continues to actively contribute to the preparation of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, adding that Moscow’s special representative on the Caucasus Igor Kovaev, who was until recently Russia’s OSCE Minsk Group co-chair, continues to engage with the sides to determine mutually acceptable basic principles, parameters of the peace agreement.

“Delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is also an important direction of Russia’s mediation efforts to improve the dialogue between our Transcaucasian neighbors. Moscow’s consultative role in this process is fixed in the Sochi trilateral statement at the highest level of November 26, 2021. As you know, at the end of May a relevant bilateral commission was established and the first exploratory meeting of representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan was held on the border between the two countries. For our part, we are always ready to host our Armenian and Azerbaijani friends in Russia. We are confident that Russia’s unique, professional capabilities to delimit demarcation in the post-Soviet space can significantly strengthen security on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and in the region as a whole,” said Zakharova.

Will Armenia buy military drones from India? Yerevan and Delhi in negotiations

Christine Harutyunian


  • JAMnews
  • Yerevan

Buying military drones from India

Armenia is in active negotiation with India over the purchase of drones and other weapons produced in India. Information about a possible deal was published by Indian news outlet DnaIndia. The Armenian Defense Ministry has so far refrained from comment.

Military expert Karen Hovhannisyan considers the Defense Ministry’s silence understandable, as the deal has not yet been concluded.

At the same time, he believes that maintaining relations with just one strategic partner, Russia, is the wrong approach. Hovhannisyan says Armenia must find new allies — and India could be one of those.

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DnaIndia, which announced Yerevan’s intention to purchase military drones and other weapons, is one of the largest English-language newspapers in Mumbai, India’s commercial and economic center.

According to the publication, in June of this year an Armenian Defense Ministry delegation went to Delhi with a list of weapons it requires.

The ministry’s website did not publish anything about the visit to India. Rumors about a possible deal were neither confirmed nor denied.

Meanwhile, Delhi itself reports the words of an Armenian official that the 2020 war in Karabakh made it necessary to reconsider the military needs of the country. The Indian outlet does not report his name, but quotes him as saying:

“The war has shown how useless Russian military equipment is against Turkish weapons, especially Bayraktar drones.”

DnaIndia does not specify what types of weapons are being sought, whether a deal has been concluded, nor for how much.

Two months ago, the country’s authorities announced the launch of the first Armenian satellite into space, and now they announce that they are setting themselves other “ambitious goals”

The Armenian authorities have repeatedly stated that the development of relations with India is one the country’s foreign policy priorities. Especially after the Karabakh war, contacts between representatives of the two countries have increased. Foreign ministers have held three meetings over the past year, where trade and economic relations were the main topic of their discussions.

Military cooperation has been mentioned twice in the last six months. On April 13, Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan received the Indian Ambassador to Armenia, Kishan Dan Dewal. Papikyan and Deval are said to have discussed “the need for military-political consultations, mutual high-level visits, as well as the signing of an agreement on military cooperation between the Armenian and Indian defense ministries.”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, also touched upon this topic. During a regular meeting of the Armenian-Indian intergovernmental commission held in July, he stressed that the defense and military-technical spheres have great potential and are extremely promising for both countries.

“In the military sphere, we have already begun to explore the possibilities of concrete cooperation. We look forward to long-term relations,” Sanjay Verma, Secretary of the Western Direction of the Indian Foreign Ministry, said in response.

The parties did not announce any details about possible military cooperation.

Before the Karabakh war, in March 2020, the Indian press reported that Delhi would supply Armenia with four state-of-the-art radars capable of determining the trajectory of artillery at a distance of 50 kilometers. The deal was reported to cost $40 million.

Armenian media did not publish information about this deal. According to the same Indian DnaIndia, the deal had been concluded.

Pashinyan-Erdogan telephone conversation should not be overestimated or underestimated, experts believe, Instead, it should be regarded as a step forward in the Armenian-Turkish normalization process

Yerevan’s silence on the matter is justified, military expert Karen Hovhannisyan believes. The expert did weigh in on whether the transaction would take place at all. There is too little information and it is too early to judge the results.

“We must wait for information from the Armenian side. When it starts to emerge what is meant by “other types of weapons”, we will understand what level the Armenian-Indian relations have reached,” Karen Hovhannisyan told JAMnews.

According to the expert, Armenian-Indian relations can be brought to the level of strategy and alliance.

He maintains that there are still other countries in the world, and there is no need to maintain relations with just one strategic partner — Russia.

“The national interests of Armenia and India coincide on many issues. We should be guided by this and develop a strategic partnership. And why not? It is possible to develop the military industry in Armenia with the help of India or enter joint production,” the expert pointed out.

Some Armenian analysts believe the leak about negotiations in the Indian press indicates that “the Indian side does not want to sell drones to Armenia.” Hovhannisyan says Delhi may have had other intentions:

“Perhaps India is publishing the agreement to show that it is trying to become an important state in the region and the world in the military industry, to assume an important place in this area.”

The expert did not answer JAMnews’ question about the purchase of weapons based on India’s capabilities and Armenia’s needs. According to him, “assuming can hurt the cause.”

https://jam-news.net/will-armenia-buy-military-drones-from-india-yerevan-and-delhi-in-negotiations/

UNGA President deletes Armenian Genocide post after Turkey complains

Christine Harutyunian
PanARMENIAN
Armenia –
– 15:40 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – President of the UN General Assembly Abdullah Shahid has deleted a tweet about his visit to the memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan on Wednesday, July 27.

“I am very moved by my visit to this museum. I thank you for warmly receiving me as part of my visit to Armenia,” Shahid wrote in the since deleted social media post.

The post was removed after the protest of the Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Wednesday, July 27, maintaining that the trip has been “exploited” in favor of “one-sided Armenian claims”.

Turkey issues similar statements every time a head of state or international organization visits the memorial or recognizes the Genocid.

On April 24, 1915, a large group of Armenian intellectuals was rounded up and assassinated in Constantinople by the Ottoman government. On April 24, 2022, Armenians worldwide commemorated the 107th anniversary of the Genocide which continued until 1923. Some three dozen countries, hundreds of local government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killings of 1.5 million Armenians as Genocide. Turkey denies to this day.

Armenpress: A Look Back At First STARMUS Festival

Christine Harutyunian

A Look Back At First STARMUS Festival

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YEREVAN, JULY 25, ARMENPRESS. One of the most brilliant minds on the planet will gather in Armenia to celebrate science communication within the framework of the 6th Edition of STARMUS in September.

The global festival of science communication, founded by astrophysicist Garik Israelian will take place 5-10 September, 2022 in Yerevan.

The program of Starmus VI is filled with science and technology, music and arts, presents world-class artists and prominent scientists. Conferences, speeches, presentations, and other events are a part of the program.

Starmus VI festival features presentations by legendary Astronauts, Nobel Prize Winners, prominent figures of science, technology, culture and arts. 

Every edition of the festival is organized around a particular theme related to space exploration, and this year’s topic is 50 Years on Mars.

Ahead of the launch of STARMUS VI, it is a good idea to look back at some of the highlights from the previous festivals.

STARMUS I: 50 YEARS OF MAN IN SPACE

The first Starmus Festival took place in 2011, on Tenerife and La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. The primary site of the event was the Ritz-Carlton Abama Hotel in Tenerife. The theme was “50 Years of Man in Space,” and featured as speakers a blend of astronaut-explorers, astronomers, biologists, chemists, and artists. Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell, Bill Anders and Charlie Duke appeared on stage with soviet space era cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Victor Gorbatko. The Festival presented the rare opportunity for delegates, as the attendees were called, to share time, speak with, share refreshments, and converse with the speakers. Events generally began in the afternoon through the early evening, so that delegates had plenty of time to also enjoy the volcanic beauty of the islands, which featured beaches, geological wonders, and — on La Palma — the largest optical telescope in the world, the 10.2-m Gran Telescopio Canarias, as well as other instruments.

 

Photo: Participants of STARMUS I

The last public speech by the first man to walk on the Moon

After the first edition of the festival, STARMUS Founding Director Garik Israelian often recalled that many people did not believe that the first man to walk on the Moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong himself would participate in the event because his rare public appearances.

“When we announced Neil Armstrong was coming,” Israelian recalls, “we completely lost our credibility because no one believed he was going to be there. People said we were crazy. It was the worst thing we could do. And then he came!”

Armstrong concluded his speech at STARMUS I with the following remarks at the event:

“Let us hope that our grandchildren at our age can look back and say, “The 20th century was a century of advancement and improvement in technology, and the 21st century was a century of advancement and improvement in human character. And that may just qualify us as humans from Earth to sally forth and expand the human presence beyond Earth not to take with us our worst behavior, but rather to be accompanied by our best behavior.”

 

Photo: Soviet space era cosmonaut Alexei Leonov and American astronaut Neil Armstrong

This was Armstrong’s last public statement. He died a year later, on August 25 in 2012.

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin concluded his remarks by stressing that space exploration helps humans to learn more about themselves, to inspire youth.

Aldrin highlighted that space exploration enables people to improve their life here on Earth.  He said that by living on the Moon and Mars, people will learn how to preserve and recycle, and “will have a backup in case disaster hits Earth”.

“We must improve the planet we live on, but at the same time we must look up at the skies and move forward, taking it one step at a time, building gradual progress.”

Soviet cosmonaut who became the first person to conduct a spacewalk.  

Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first person to conduct a spacewalk by exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission in 1965, was also among the speakers.

Leonov praised the festival for its uniqueness, noting that it was the first time that such an event was being organized.

The talks were many: Armstrong talked about Starmus and our future on Earth; Aldrin spoke about possible future missions to Mars; Leonov described the early days of the Soviet space program, in addition to his historic first spacewalk; Musician and astrophysicist Brian May asked about future human exploration in space and whether humans should first clean up their act here on Earth. Further exploring themes of space exploration, Cosmonaut Viktor Gorbatko recalled early Soviet missions; Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders related details of the early American space program; Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell described the harrowing mission he endured returning that crippled spacecraft to Earth; and Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke described his adventures in the Apollo program.

Covering themes of life in the universe, Nobel Prize winning chemist Jack Szostak outlined the origin of life on Earth; Richard Dawkins described evolution and exobiology; astronomer Michel Mayor recalled extrasolar planets including his own first discovery; and Jill Tarter explored extraterrestrial intelligence in the universe.

Photo: STARMUS I participants hold discussion under Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC)

The event’s highlights were featured in Starmus: 50 Years of Man in Space, a book by Garik Israelian, with an introduction by renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.

Hawking said that the book is a “historic document” because it includes Armstrong’s last lecture, as well as the lectures of the Soviet cosmonauts and other Apollo astronauts.

Photo: Stephen Hawking and Garik Israelian present  Starmus: 50 Years of Man in Space




Bichakhchyan scores winning goal for Pogoń Szczecin

Christine Harutyunian

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YEREVAN, JULY 18, ARMENPRESS. Armenian midfielder Vahan Bichakhchyan scored the goal which brought victory to his Pogoń Szczecin football club during the Polish Ekstraklasa match against Widzew.

Bichakhchyan’s goal in the 71st minute brought the 2:1 victory to Pogoń.

The Armenian midfielder wasn’t in the starting lineup and entered the match in the 55th minute.

Bichakhchyan is playing for Pogoń Szczecin since January 2022.

Armenia Says Karabakh Troops Withdrawal by September

Christine Harutyunian
July 19 2022
By AFP

The Armenian village of Sotk located on the border with the Azerbaijan-held Kalbajar district..Alexander Ryumin / TASS

Armenia will withdraw all troops from the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region – over which it has fought two wars with arch-foe Azerbaijan – by September, officials said Tuesday.  

Six weeks of fighting between the Caucasus neighbors in autumn 2020 claimed more than 6,500 lives and ended with a Russian-brokered ceasefire. 

Under the deal, Armenia ceded swathes of territory it had controlled for decades, and Russia deployed some 2,000 peacekeepers to oversee the fragile truce.

“The units of Armenian armed forces have been returning to Armenia after the ceasefire, the process is nearing completion and will end in September,” the secretary of Armenia’s security council, Armen Grigoryan, told state news agency Armenpress on Tuesday. 

But local Armenian separatist forces “will remain there.”

Grigoryan said Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh “guarantee” the security of the ethnic Armenian population there. 

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Friday complained that the Armenian withdrawal was too slow. 

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in the Georgian capital Tbilisi this weekend for their first direct talks since the war. 

The negotiations were expected to build on an agreement reached by Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in May under EU mediation.

Aliyev and Pashinyan held rare face-to-face talks in Brussels in April and May.  

European Council President Charles Michel has said their next meeting is scheduled for July or August.

Following its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, an increasingly isolated Moscow lost its status as the primary mediator in the conflict.

The European Union has since led the Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization process, which involves peace talks, border delimitation and the reopening of transport links.

Ethnic Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. The ensuing conflict claimed around 30,000 lives.

Film: Greek-Armenian actor Paul Chepikian set to appear in upcoming Steven Spielberg film

Christine Harutyunian
Public Radio of Armenia
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Greek Armenian actor Paul Chepikian is set to appear in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film, the Armenian Film Society reports.

The film has completed production and is scheduled for a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 11, before expanding wide on November 23.

The Fabelmans is a semi-autobiographical film and is a portrait of the formative years of Steven Spielberg, before he became a celebrated director. The film stars Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, and Gabriel LaBelle.

Paul Chepikian is credited in the film as “Pinnacle Peak Owner.” Pinnacle Peak Patio Steakhouse was a restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona, where Steven Spielbeg shot his first film, The Last Gunfight, at the age of 11. The young Steven Spielberg fulfilled his request for the photography merit badge by filming the nine-minute film. The director and his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1957, where Steven Spielberg grew up. The restaurant closed in 2015.

Paul Chepikian is a Greek-Armenian actor born in Saudi Arabia. In 1963, he moved to New Jersey at the age of 8.

Armenian FM emphasizes OSCE MG Co-Chairmanship’s key role in NK conflict resolution

Christine Harutyunian

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YEREVAN, JULY 19, ARMENPRESS. Opening an era of peaceful development for Armenia and the region is our principle and strategy, and Armenia hopes that the OSCE, together with the institute of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, will use all the mechanisms in its toolkit to ensure a constructive atmosphere and create conditions for comprehensive peace, Armenian FM Ararat Mirzoyan said in a statement for the press following the meeting with the Foreign Minister of Poland Zbigniew Rau.

“Dear Mr. Minister, 

Dear colleagues, 

Ladies and Gentlemen,  

First of all, I would like to thank my colleague Zbigniew Rau for the warm welcome.

I am delighted to be in Poland in the year of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries. These three decades have been years of progress, mutual trust and understanding, which provided a solid foundation for the consistent development and strengthening of our interstate relations and political dialogue.

Armenian-Polish relations are based on centuries-old friendship, common principles and values between our two peoples. In this regard, we highly appreciate Poland’s support for the ongoing democratic reforms implemented by the Government of Armenia.

Today, during the discussions with my colleague, we touched upon the prospects of expanding cooperation between Armenia and Poland in areas of mutual interest. We have expressed our readiness to undertake steps towards the utilization of the great potential in Armenian-Polish economic relations, for which we have a strong legal and contractual framework of about 30 documents and an effective working platform – the Armenian-Polish Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation, the 7th session of which is scheduled to be held in Yerevan in the near future. 

Of course, the volume of trade turnover between Armenia and Poland is not high, but we can commend that we have a gradual increase in this direction. We consider information technologies, pharmaceuticals, agribusiness and renewable energy to be promising areas for the activation of Armenian-Polish economic cooperation.

We also exchanged views on issues of Armenia-EU partnership agenda. We referred to the implementation of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement and the steps towards further increasing the efficiency of the Eastern Partnership. In this regard, Poland, as one of the initiating countries of the Eastern Partnership, is an important actor for us, and we expect further expansion of cooperation in this direction.

Of course, a number of issues of regional stability and security were at the core of our discussions today. We touched upon our cooperation within the framework of the OSCE, where Poland is currently chairing. I presented to Mr. Rau in detail the position of  Armenia regarding the processes aimed at establishing regional peace and stability.

I emphasized the key role of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship in the promotion of the peace process aimed at the comprehensive and lasting settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the normalization of relations with Azerbaijan.

Dear attendees, 

Unfortunately I have to underscore that despite Armenia’s efforts, we continue to encounter the provocative actions of Azerbaijan towards Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, warmongering and expansionist statements aimed at undermining regional stability and peace.

Moreover, violating the norms of international humanitarian law and the November 9 trilateral Statements, Azerbaijan continues to hold Armenian PoWs and civilians hostage, using them as a tool for political speculation. In this regard, the continued support of the international community and the OSCE Chairmanship, committed to human rights and humanitarian principles is important for solving this problem.

The policy implemented by the leadership of Azerbaijan aimed at the destruction, desecration and distortion of identity of the Armenian historical, cultural and religious heritage of Artsakh in the territories fallen under Azerbaijani control is also unacceptable. In this regard, we expect a clear, targeted and continuous response from the international community and emphasize the urgency of the involvement of relevant international organizations in Nagorno-Karabakh. 

Once again, I want to emphasize that opening an era of peaceful development for Armenia and the region is our principle and strategy, and we hope that the OSCE, together with the institute of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, will use all the mechanisms in its toolkit to ensure a constructive atmosphere and create conditions for comprehensive peace.

I will conclude my speech with this.

 Dear Mr. Rau, thank You once again for the warm welcome and fruitful discussions,” FM Mirzoyan said.

Armenian FM to visit Poland

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YEREVAN, JULY 18, ARMENPRESS. On July 19, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan will be in Poland on an official visit, MFA Spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan said on social media.

Within the framework of the visit, Foreign Minister Mirzoyan will have meetings with Foreign Minister of Poland Zbigniew Rau and other high-ranking officials.

Issues related to Armenian-Polish relations in bilateral and multilateral formats, as well as regional stability will be discussed.

Ararat Mirzoyan and Zbigniev Rau will deliver statements for the press with the results of their meeting.