Author: Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS

20 families from Aghavno and Berdzor settle in Armenia’s Syunik province

Emil Lazarian

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 10:01, 25 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS. The residents of Berdzor town, Aghavno and Sus villages of Artsakh’s Kashatagh region had until August 25 to leave their settlements as these settlements come under the control of Azerbaijan connected with the launch of a new corridor linking Artsakh to Armenia.

The residents of these settlements are taking out their last belongings from their homes, the cultural monuments are being evacuated.

Commenting on the settlement of these people, spokesperson to the Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Artsakh, Viktoria Petrosyan, told ARMENPRESS that most of the residents of these settlements wished to settle in different settlements of Armenia. “The number of families settling in Artsakh is not clear yet. Certificates for evacuated families of acquiring apartments will be ready in late August. Accordingly, they will be settled in the settlements where they wish”, she said.

Many of the residents of Berdzor and Agavno have settled in Armenia’s Syunik province, others moved to the settlements where they have relatives. Armine Avagyan, assistant to the Governor of Syunik, said that 20 families from Berdzor and Aghavno expressed a wish to settle in the province. “The last family moved to the province yesterday. So far, the Governorate of Syunik assisted with cargo transportation and finding a shelter. They mostly settled in Goris and Sisian towns. Tomorrow, the staffers of the Governorate will visit these people to assess the needs and understand who has settled and how”, she said, adding that the Governorate will keep in its spotlight the issues of these families, by trying to give a respective solution.

Zara Manucharyan, spokesperson to the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia, told ARMENPRESS that there are no concrete programs for Aghavno and Berdzor, but added that there is a mortgage program of state support for providing people displaced from different regions of Artsakh with apartment. “If they meet the criteria, they can apply, like other beneficiaries and can use the program”, she said.

Asked whether families from Aghavno and Berdzor have applied for settling in Yerevan, the Yerevan City Hall said that no one has applied to them on this matter.

 

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Armenia names new Ambassador to Georgia

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 10:35, 25 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS. Ashot Smbatyan has been appointed as Armenia’s new Ambassador to Georgia according to the decree of President Vahagn Khachaturyan.

According to another presidential decree, Ruben Sadoyan has been relieved from the position of Ambassador of Armenia to Georgia.

PM Pashinyan congratulates President of Uruguay on Independence Day

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 11:13, 25 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Luis Lacalle Pou on the occasion of the Independence Day, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

“Your Excellency,

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian people and personally myself, I warmly congratulate you on the Independence Day of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

I am confident that the historically friendly relations between our states and peoples will continue to develop and strengthen for the benefit of our peoples and our states.

I wish you productive working activity and energy, and peace and well-being to the friendly people of Uruguay.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurance of my highest consideration,” the Armenian PM said in the message.

President of Artsakh receives the delegation of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia

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 12:06, 25 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS. President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan received the delegation led by National Academy of Sciences of Armenia President Ashot Saghyan, the Artsakh presidency said in a press release.

Issues related to the development of education and science in Artsakh were on the discussion agenda.

The President expressed his satisfaction with the effective cooperation of the institutes of the highest scientific institution of Armenia with the Artsakh Scientific Center, emphasizing the pivotal role of scientific and educational progress in the development and strengthening of the Artsakh Republic.

Artsakh Republic Minister of Education, Science and Sports Anahit Hakobyan and other officials partook in the meeting.

International selection procedure announced for construction of 34km section of Tranche 2 of North-South Road Corridor

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 13:27, 25 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS. The “Road Department” Fund has announced a selection procedure for Completion of construction of about 34 km of highway M1 Yerevan-Gyumri-Bavra (from km 37+545 to km 71+435) in scope of North-South Road Corridor Investment Program Tranche 2 project. 

The Contractor shall carry out the Works in accordance with the detailed design and the requirements of the technical specifications, which are part of the Bidding Document to be provided by the Employer. International Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single Stage – Two-Envelope without prequalification bidding procedure and is open to all Bidders from eligible countries as described in the Bidding Document.

The deadline for applications is October 06, 2022(04.00 p.m., Yerevan time).

Further information can be obtained at the following link: 

Armenian, Azerbaijani Deputy PMs to meet in Moscow on August 30

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 13:50, 25 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan and Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev will meet on August 30 in Moscow, the Office of Mher Grigoryan said.

The first meeting of Mher Grigoryan and Shahin Mustafayev in the format of the joint work of commissions on delimitation and border security was held on May 24, 2022 at the inter-state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Armenpress: Christina Aguilera to perform in Yerevan, Armenia

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Christina Aguilera to perform in Yerevan, Armenia

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YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, ARMENPRESS. Six time Grammy winner, the True Global icon pop star Christina Aguilera will give a concert in Yerevan, Armenia on October 22, HAYA Festival said in a statement on social media.

The concert will take place in Yerevan’s Hrazdan Stadium.

“A singer who has been an inspiration for world-famous artists such as Camila Cabello, Sam Smith, Alessia Cara, Jessie J, Meghan Trainor, Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande.

Author and performer of numerous musical hits.

Da-dum-da-dum…

The True Global icon pop star Christina Aguilera will take our Autumn Fest stage with her exclusive show performance.

Breathtaking emotions, memorable experience and feelings of togetherness: this is what we guarantee to our beloved audience”, the statement says.

Ticket sales: Starting on August 29th, 12:00pm (GMT +4).

Postcards in Armenia: Who calls for the occupation of Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan and parts of Kazakhstan?

Emil Lazarian
Aug 27 2022

A few days ago, leaflets with the letter “Z” – one of the Russian symbols of Russia’s armed offensive against Ukraine – appeared in Yerevan. Among them are slogans in support of the annexation of territories of several post-Soviet countries, several Ukrainian cities are listed, and occupied Crimea is also mentioned. This was first reported by users of the social network. According to at least one eyewitness, some of the pamphlets still haven’t been taken out. Currently, the Embassy of Ukraine in Armenia has not publicly commented on the presence of such postcards.

Leaflets in Armenian contain the slogan: “Crimea is Russia.” Donetsk is Russia. Luhansk is Russia. Mariupol is Russia. Zaporozhye is Russia. Kherson is Russia. Tiraspol is Russia. Tskhinvali is Russia. North Kazakhstan will be Russia. Kalakh (Nagorno-Karabakh – editor.) – let it be Russia.”

The leaflets appeared against the background of reports of Russia’s intention to hold so-called “referendums” in areas of Ukraine that are currently occupied by the Russian military, especially in the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions.

Social media users drew attention to the postcard’s good printing quality and the design made in the style of the United Russia party.

In addition, the postcard has the logo of the Armenian parliamentary bloc “Aystan” of the former President and former Prime Minister of Armenia. Robert Kocharian,

He is considered a politician close to the Kremlin. Kocharian’s critics say that the campaign with the leaflets in Yerevan is an attempt by pro-Russian forces to support Kocharian and demonstrate his agreement to the annexation of Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia.

The “Ayastan” block said it had nothing to do with the distribution of these pamphlets. Deputy of the parliamentary faction “Aystan” Gegam Manukyan Called it a new promotional stimulus.

“The organisation, the printing, the quality of the printing, the use of symbols of the Hayastan bloc – it was all a very well organized provocation, a provocation against the Hayastán bloc, the Hayastán parliamentary bloc and the opposition,” Manukyan said.

Deputy “Aystan” Gegham Manukyan of the opposition parliamentary faction (archive photo)

Manukyan did not want to talk about the contents of the leaflet, saying that such provocateurs would achieve their goal and involve representatives of the bloc with a false agenda.

“The foolishness was written, I believe, these days are attempts to provoke the domestic political life of Armenia in general and, in relation to the situation in relation to the Russian Federation, to Russian peacekeepers in these geopolitical events. With the aim of attracting a false agenda and also targeting the opposition – emphasized Gegham Manukyan.

Since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Official Yerevan has not expressed a clear position or support for one of the parties, repeatedly emphasizing that it is in favor of resolving problems through peaceful diplomatic means. . The opposition also refrained from giving a specific assessment of the war waged by Russia against Ukraine.

Who is behind the distribution of pamphlets? Generally the opposition does not think it right to express their doubts in public. At this stage, he collected the found leaflets on his own and is waiting for the response of law enforcement agencies.

“While no law enforcement officer was interested, I think it would be logical for them to be interested, as it is about the largest opposition parliamentary faction, this organization of such provocation in such a serious and tense atmosphere.” The National Security Service should be concerned about such a dangerous provocation.” – said opposition deputy Gegham Manukyan.

On request in the press service of the police Armenian service of Radio Liberty ,“Radio Azatutune”) stated that no official appeal had been received in respect of this matter, hence no action is being taken in this regard at present.

Representatives of the ruling faction did not want to comment on the presence of pamphlets distributed on the streets of Yerevan, along with the slogan “Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh – editor.) – let Russia be”, implied in them.

Meanwhile, pro-Russian activists and bloggers accused Ukraine’s special services of distributing pamphlets.

Eyewitnesses also note that leaflets are pasted in the center of the Armenian capital.

Following the recent explosion at the “Surmala” shopping complex in Yerevan, security measures have been beefed up, reinforced police units patrolling the city, but there have been no reports of possible arrests of such pamphlets.

Azerbaijan offended by France, US envoys for not attending conference in Shushi

Emil Lazarian
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Armenia – Aug 27 2022
18:50, 27.08.2022

Attempts made by someone to revive the OSCE Minsk Group are a hypocritical and shameful step, Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, said at a conference in occupied Shushi, haqqin.az reports.

According to Hajiyev, the countries that carried out the mission of the co-chairs of the Minsk Group “should be ashamed in front of the international community.”

“Because, on the basis of the UN Charter and the decisions of the Security Council, these states were given a mandate by the international community to eliminate this injustice, to stop occupation and aggression. But not a single inch of Azerbaijani land was liberated from occupation, not a single citizen of Azerbaijan returned to his land. Appointing someone as a co-chair of the Minsk Group after 30 years of unsuccessful activity is just a shameful step,” Hajiyev said.

Hikmet Hajiyev also noted that representatives from all over the world are currently in Shushi: “Representatives of the countries of Europe, Asia, Latin America … Our diplomat friends and colleagues cannot hide their surprise at the restoration work carried out by Azerbaijan.”

“But there are two countries that are not participating in this event, they are the US and France. We cannot understand the reason for their absence here… In the future, we will not invite them anymore… Their absence, their statements on the restoration and resuscitation of the Minsk Group once again show what mission they carried out within the framework of the 30-year negotiation process.

It is not clear, they cannot accept the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan or the reconstruction and restoration work in the city of Shusha? First of all, they must answer to the Azerbaijani people.

If they consider themselves countries friendly to Azerbaijan, they should know that Shusha is the heart of the Azerbaijani people, the city in the heart of every citizen of Azerbaijan. The fact that they did not come here once again shows what goals and what they were interested in during 30 years of negotiations,” he said.

Yerevan’s "New Arabkir Park" renovated

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Yerevan’s “New Arabkir Park” renovated 

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 12:03,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, ARMENPRESS. “New Arabkir Park” in Yerevan, better known as “Molokans’ Park”, has been renovated and is already open, Mayor of Yerevan Hrachya Sargsyan said on social media.

“We have initiated major changes in Yerevan’s greening sector. At the moment several parks are under restoration, the renovations of some others are planned. 

Today, we commissioned another park, the New Arabkir Park, or as the people call it, the Molokans’ Park, which has been renovated for the first time since its foundation, and we also re-launched the fountain complex. I am sure this is one of the best parks in Yerevan”, the Mayor said.