Public Radio of Armenia
Jan 31 2021
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Author: Hagop Kamalian
Sports: Armenian boxer renounces champion belt
News.am, Armenia
Jan 27 2021
Armenian boxer Karen Chukhajyan, who represents Ukraine, has renounced the WBA International champion belt in the semi-middleweight professional boxing category.
“We renounced the belt. In the beginning, we wanted to defend the title, but we faced hepatitis and then the coronavirus. In addition, we split from Sparta Boxing Promotions, and at that moment, there was no other person to organize the duel. This is why we decided to renounce the belt,” XSPORT cites Karen Chukhajyan.
On February 1, 2020, Chukhajyan had defeated Russian boxer Sergey Vorobyov and scored the vacant WBA International belt.
Dejavu: Armenia diplomatic passports’ theft from government building does not appear in criminal case
News.am, Armenia
Jan 28 2021
16:05, 28.01.2021
In connection with the publication of [Armenian Prime Minister] Nikol Pashinyan's diplomatic passport, our sources report that the fact of stealing diplomatic passports from the government building did not appear in any way in the criminal case from the beginning, Dejavu wrote on its Telegram channel.
"That is, this fact is not reflected on at all in the criminal case to this day; therefore, the reason for publishing the RA MFA [Republic of Armenia Ministry of Foreign Affairs] is very incomprehensible," it added.
Iranian FM to meet with Armenia’s PM in Yerevan
17:46,
YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif will arrive in Armenia as part of his regional visit on January 26, the Armenian foreign ministry told Armenpress.
On January 27 the Armenian and Iranian Foreign Ministers will hold a meeting.
During the visit the Iranian FM will be received by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
Parliament session – LIVE – 01/18/2021
Parliament session – LIVE
10:00,
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, ARMENPRESS. The four-day sitting has kicked off in the Armenian Parliament.
46 issues are on the agenda.
The MPs will debate at first hearing the bills on making changes and amendments to the Tax Code, the Code of Administrative Offenses, the Law on Weapon, etc.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
VoA: Russia Hosts First Azerbaijan-Armenia Talks Since Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Deal
Voice of America
Jan 11 2021
Russia Hosts First Azerbaijan-Armenia Talks Since Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Deal
By VOA News
January 11, 2021 01:55 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders on Monday, marking the first meeting since Russia brokered a peace deal that ended a six-week conflict over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region.
As he sat down for talks with the two leaders at the Kremlin, Putin said the truce has been successfully implemented, laying the foundation for a fair settlement to the conflict.
The recent conflict that cost thousands of lives on both sides gained international attention after the Azerbaijani military began expanding into the region in late-September. Despite being recognized as Azerbaijani, Nagorno-Karabakh has been run by ethnic Armenians since 1994, when another Russia-brokered truce ended a six-year-long separatist war in the region. No peace deal was signed back then.
In November, Putin brought his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts together to sign a peace agreement. The new deal establishes that Azerbaijan will hold on to specific areas that it has taken during the most recent conflict, while Armenia agreed to hand over additional adjacent areas.
Azerbaijani leaders overwhelmingly saw the deal as a major triumph, with President Ilham Aliyev describing the agreement as of “historic importance.”
In Armenia, however, the deal was deeply criticized, sparking mass protests and calls for the resignation of the country’s prime minister. On the occasion, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called the deal “incredibly painful both for me and both for our people,” but saw it as a necessary step to prevent Azerbaijan from overruling the region.
As Pashinyan left for Moscow on Monday, Armenian protesters tried to block his access to the airport. Police later dispersed them.
Since November, Russia has deployed around 2,000 peacekeepers to Nagorno-Karabakh, who will be stationed in the region for at least five years. Putin has also indicated on Monday that the three countries will establish a working group to restore traffic links in the region.
Missing Nagorno-Karabakh Woman Found Dead, Tortured
Jan 16 2021
01/16/2021 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Local media reports that on January 13, relatives identified the body of 58-year-old Alvard Tovmasyan, found dead in the yard of her home in Karin Tak, a village of Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenian: Artsakh). Relatives left the village on October 29, while Tovmasyan stayed behind. Azeri forces later captured the village and following the ceasefire agreement she was reported missing.
When Tovmasyan’s body was discovered, it had been mutilated nearly beyond recognition. Her brother Samvel only recognized her by her clothing. Relatives also reported that Tomasyan’s feet, hands and ears had been cut off as part of her torture. These types of atrocities are reminiscent of those committed during previous pogroms and genocides against the Armenian Christian community.
Tomasyan is one of many Armenians who were killed needlessly at the hands of Azeri forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Azerbaijan’s dehumanization of Armenian Christians is also influenced by Turkey. It is a combination which builds concern for the remaining Armenian Christian community in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenian FM meets with members of parliamentary standing committee on foreign affairs
15:36,
YEREVAN, JANUARY 14, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Armenia Ara Aivazian is having a working meeting with the members of the parliamentary standing committee on foreign affairs.
“We are meeting days after the trilateral summit in Moscow based on the results of which a statement has been signed the main point of which is the unblocking of communications in the region. Our today’s meeting aims at analyzing the results of the meeting and the statement with the Foreign Minister and discussing our central priority, that is the possible actions for returning our prisoners of war [from Azerbaijan]”, Chairman of the committee Ruben Rubinyan said.
On January 11 Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had a meeting in Moscow as a result of which a trilateral statement has been signed.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
Armenian, Russian Prosecutor Generals discuss cooperation in extradition fields
13:07,
YEREVAN, JANUARY 13, ARMENPRESS. Prosecutor General of Armenia Artur Davtyan met with Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov during his working visit in Moscow, the Office of the Armenian Prosecutor General told Armenpress.
The officials praised the high level of the cooperation between their offices and expressed readiness to further deepen it in accordance with the strategic partnership and friendship spirit between Armenia and Russia.
They stated that the current legal-contractual base creates necessary conditions for the protection of rights of the Armenian and Russian citizens, raises the efficiency of the joint fight against international crime.
The Armenian and Russian Prosecutor Generals also discussed the partnership in the fields of extradition, as well as a wide range of issues of mutual interest.
The meeting also touched upon the activity of the representatives of the Russian prosecution in Artsakh during the Russian peacekeeping mission. Artur Davtyan said the Defense Army of Artsakh continues its functions on ensuring the security of Artsakh-Armenians, but added that the deployment of the Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh has greatly increased the security guarantees and created grounds for the strengthening of the stability in the Line of Contact.
Based on the results of talks the Prosecutor Generals of Armenia and Russia signed a 2021-2022 cooperation program.
Artur Davtyan has been awarded by Igor Krasnov with the Certificate of the Russian Prosecutor General for his major contributions to the strengthening of the rule of law and the international cooperation.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
Vazgen Manukyan comments on meeting with FM Ara Aivazian
Panorama, Armenia
Jan 9 2021
A meeting of opposition Homeland Salvation Movement leaders Vazgen Manukyan, Ishkhan Saghatelyan, Artur Vanetsyan and Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian has ended.
"We expressed our concerns to the minister and were provided with some explanations concerning those concerns," Vazgen Manukyan, the opposition candidate for interim prime minister, told reporters after the meeting.
According to him, the answers to some of the questions satisfied them, while some answers remained incomplete.
Vazgen Manukyan did not reveal details of the meeting, noting they are also set to meet with Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan. The opposition figures will sum up the meetings in a statement.
Earlier on Friday, Vazgen Manukyan said representatives of the Homeland Salvation Movement demanded a meeting with Ara Aivazian, Onik Gasparyan and Director of the National Security Service (NSS) Armen Abazyan to get clarifications on the situation in the country ahead of the upcoming meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in Moscow.