Author: Emil Lazarian

Apart from the “Minute of Silence” in memory of those who perished during the 2020 autumn aggravation of the Karabakh conflict, Armenian authorities have planned no other events on the anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities. According to the analysts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”, the absence of authorities’ attention to this issue is due to the fact that they have no Nagorno-Karabakh point on their agenda.

Events dedicated to the first anniversary of the start of the 2020 war should be held because this is the most important event in the history of the Armenian nation. The war took place; and people sacrificed so many victims, Armen Badalyan, a political technologist, told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.

However, in his opinion, authorities have failed to schedule any events, because for the ruling power, Nagorno-Karabakh and the Karabakh issue are no longer important factors.

“This is the power that lost the war. As a result of their failed policy, the Armenian people sacrificed thousands of their sons. Naturally, they don’t want to remind once again about their loss, and, in general, about the Artsakh (Karabakh) issue; they do everything to have Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) forgotten,” Mr Badalyan has stated.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 27, 2021 at 05:15 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

In Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian militaries have mastered their skills aimed at preventing provocations and repelling attacks on observation posts, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

According to the scenario of the exercises, Russian militaries have received a signal about the attack on the observation post. After that, they mastered a quick exit from the location and taking the due positions, the Russian MoD has reported on its website today.

“Psychological training is built into the routine of the observation post and aimed at mastering the skills of observation, attention, assessment and optimization of one’s psycho-emotional condition,” the MoD’s press release quotes Alexei Fomin, a source from the Russian peacemaking contingent, as saying.

The “Caucasian Knot” has also reported that on August 30 it became known that in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian military had mastered their skills in detecting drones and ensuring security in the Lachin Corridor.

The military analysts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” expressed the opinion that the peacemakers conducted their exercises in the territory allocated to them; and this should not be treated as full-fledged military manoeuvres.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 29, 2021 at 07:39 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

The resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is biased, since the authors of the document have missed a number of important points, the participants in the Yerevan discussion have stated.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that the PACE adopted a resolution, in which it demanded from Azerbaijan to release all the Armenian prisoners of war (POWs), and called on both parties to investigate war crimes and start a dialogue.

In many of its provisions, the PACE’s resolution is maintaining a proper balance, while the most important question – who had unleashed the autumn war in Nagorno-Karabakh – remains open, David Amiryan, a deputy director of the “Open Society-Armenia Fund” programmes, stated on September 29 during a discussion in Yerevan. He believes that when drafting the resolution, the authors could have referred, in particular, to the report of Freedom House, which indicates who had started the war.

There are numerous proofs of the involvement of Syrian mercenaries with the assistance of Turkey, but even here the authors put an equal sign, while ethnic Armenians fought on the side of Nagorno-Karabakh, Mr Amiryan has added.

Siranush Saakyan, an advocate, who is representing the interests of Armenian POWs at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), has also noted that the resolution fails to provide an objective coverage of the conflict. In her opinion, this is precisely why appeals to the ECtHR are an important component. “The judiciary is more independent of political preferences. And it is no coincidence that the ECtHR has informed the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe that Azerbaijan is not fulfilling its obligations before the ECtHR. Already in about ten cases, the ECtHR has issued decisions stating that Azerbaijan is guilty of ethnically-based crimes,” Ms Saakyan has concluded.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on at 05:20 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.