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Erdogan declares that so-called ‘Zangezur corridor’ is ‘important’

Hambardsumian Paul
News.am
Nov 28 2021
Erdogan declares that so-called ‘Zangezur corridor’ is ‘important’
19:21, 28.11.2021

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared the ‘importance’ of the so-called “Zangezur corridor”.

“Our efforts to restore the modern Silk Road and enhance the transport infrastructure in our region are not weakening. With the active participation of Turkey, the East-West Interim Corridor initiative through the Caspian Sea and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway are a more concrete manifestation of our efforts in that direction. What is also clear is the importance of the Zangezur corridor, which will help establish direct road communication between Turkey and the region,” Erdogan said in his speech at the Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization in Ashgabat.

With this, Erdogan called on the ECO ‘to show full support to Azerbaijan’. Calling the aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) ‘an opportunity to establish peace and stability in the region’, Erdogan stated that Turkey ‘will continue to support Azerbaijan in this process’.


Newly appointed Ambassador of Cambodia to Armenia presents credentials to President of Armenia

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 18:19,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS. Newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the Republic of Armenia Seyla Eat (residence in Moscow) presented credentials to President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the President’s Office, President Sarkissian congratulated and wished effective work to the newly appointed Ambassador.

The interlocutors exchanged views on the intensification of bilateral relations and the prospects for the development of cooperation. The sides also touched upon the intensification of trade and economic relations, business contacts, as well as opportunities for cooperation in the fields of education and science. The sides agreed on joint work in areas with great potential for cooperation.

Ambassador Eat noted that the Cambodian Government is interested in developing relations with Armenia both bilaterally and multilaterally, including within the framework of international organizations.

Turkish press: Armenian premier sacks defense chief over border issues

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Emre Gurkan Abay   |15.11.2021

MOSCOW 

Armenia’s prime minister on Monday sacked his defense minister in the wake of border issues with neighboring Azerbaijan.

Nikol Pashinyan said that he dismissed Arshak Karapetyan and appointed Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan to the defense minister post, according to a government statement.

Pashinyan also discussed developments on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and recent “border violations.”

Last Wednesday, Azerbaijan said a provocation by Armenian soldiers along the border province of Lachin had been prevented.

Armenian soldiers tried to block the road between Azerbaijani army positions to start a conflict, said the statement, but they were surrounded by Azerbaijani soldiers, who forced their retreat.

Relations between the former Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian military occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Upper Karabakh, a territory internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, and seven adjacent regions.

New clashes erupted on Sept. 27, 2020, with the Armenian army attacking civilians and Azerbaijani forces and violating humanitarian cease-fire agreements.

The fighting ended with a Russia-brokered agreement on Nov. 10, 2020.

During the 44-day conflict, Azerbaijan liberated several cities and 300 settlements and villages that had been occupied by Armenia for almost 30 years.


COVID-19: Armenian healthcare ministry reports 982 new cases, 46 deaths

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 11:14, 17 November, 2021

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 17, ARMENPRESS. 982 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 330,895, the Armenian healthcare ministry reported.

10,870 tests were administered.

The total number of recoveries reached 298,492 (1153 in last 24 hours).

46 patients died, bringing the death toll to 7153.

As of November 17 the number of active cases stood at 23,856.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

Armenia, Kyrgyzstan Seek To Boost Trade, Economic Ties

Hambardsumian Paul
Nov 19 2021
 November 19, 2021

By PanARMENIAN

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday, November 18 met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Akylbek Japarov, who has arrived in Armenia to take part in the session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council on November 18-19.

Pashinyan congratulated Japarov on his appointment to the post of Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and expressed hope that the two countries will be able to develop bilateral relations and intensify trade and economic ties.

According to a statement from Pashinyan’s office, Japarov agreed that the volume of trade turnover between the two countries can be described as “insignificant”.

Armenia and Kyrgyzstan are both members of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treat Organization and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

https://www.eurasiareview.com/19112021-armenia-kyrgyzstan-seek-to-boost-trade-economic-ties/



Armenpress: Russian, Turkish FMs discuss regional issues

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Russian, Turkish FMs discuss regional issues

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YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed regional issues in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, ARMENPRESS reports, Ria Novosti informs, citing its source in the Turkish foreign ministry.

“Today, the Turkish Foreign Minister had a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, discussing bilateral relations and some regional issues”, the source said.

Parliamentary standing committee chair sees necessity for creation of engineering troops in new format

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YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 17, ARMENPRESS. Chairman of the Armenian parliamentary standing committee on defense and security affairs Andranik Kocharyan says the presence of engineering troops in the Armed Forces in new format is a vital necessity.

“It’s obvious that there should be such grounds in the budget that the presence of engineering troops becomes a vital necessity. It has a slightly different format in the structure of our Army today”, he said during the parliament’s debate of the 2022 state budget draft.

Kocharyan also commented on the current situation in the border and stated that at this moment the situation in the eastern section of the border is calm.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

The Valley’s Armenia: The Mission Returns

Hambardsumian Paul
Your Central Valley, CA
Nov 9 2021


by: Justin Walker

Posted: Nov 9, 2021 / 07:00 PM PST / Updated: Nov 9, 2021 / 07:00 PM PST


FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE) — A medical mission of mercy from Fresno to Armenia leaving life-saving gifts and life-changing impact for years to come. In late September and early October a 40-member team of Fresno doctors, surgeons, dentists and other medical professionals traveled to Armenia for their sixth mission.

Through the hard work, highlights what those medical experts are calling their “best trip yet.”

Watch the report at the link below

Sports: Armenia vs. Germany: FIFA World Cup qualifying probable line-ups, match stats and LIVE blog!

Hambardsumian Paul
Nov 12 2021

Lukas Nmecha is pushing for his first international start when Germany conclude their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign against Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s Armenia on Sunday (kick-off: 6pm CET).

The Wolfsburg forward – who was previously an England youth international – came off the bench in Thursday’s 9-0 thrashing of Lichtenstein. With coach Hansi Flick expected to release several members of his squad, such as Manuel Neuer and Thomas Müller, early, and with World Cup qualification already secured, Nmecha is among those expected to start. He could have Wolfsburg teammates Ridle Baku and Maximilian Arnold in support, but fellow fringe player Nico Schlotterbeck has joined a long injury list which includes Florian Wirtz and Julian Draxler. With Neuer and Joshua Kimmich absent, veteran Borussia Mönchengladbach centre-back Matthias Ginter could be the man to lead the team out at the Republican Stadium in Yerevan.

Armenia could draw level on points with North Macedonia in second in Group J in the unlikely event they beat a team ranked 77 places higher than them in the latest FIFA World Rankings, but they have a vastly inferior goal-difference anyway. The side captained by former Borussia Dortmund star Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be playing for pride in front of their home fans. Hoffenheim forward Sargis Adamyan is another familiar face for followers of the Bundesliga. Argentina-born Norberto Briasco could join Mkhitaryan and Adamyan in the final third.

Watch: Nmecha “proud” after first Germany call-up

  • Germany were the first team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, after hosts Qatar.
  • Nmecha previously scored eight goals in 31 youth international appearances with England, and then 12 in 20 with Germany’s U21s.
  • Die Mannschaft have never lost an away game in World Cup qualifying.
  • Serge Gnabry was Germany’s most potent attacking outlet in this qualifying campaign with five goals and an assists, four of those goals coming in five games under Flick.
  • Mkhitaryan had 41 goals and 49 assists in 140 games in all competitions for Dortmund before leaving for Manchester United in 2016.
  • Germany have won all four of their previous meetings with Armenia, with an aggregate score of 21-2.

Probable line-ups

Armenia: Yurchenko – Terteryan, Haroyan, Voskanyan, Hovhannisyan – Barseghyan, Udo, Bayramyan – Mkhitaryan (c) – Adamyan, Briasco
Out: –
Doubtful: –
Coach: Joaquin Caparros

Germany: Leno – Hofmann, Ginter (c), Kehrer, Raum – Neuhaus, Arnold – Baku, Brandt, Nmecha – Volland
Out: Adeyemi (not included), Draxler (muscular), Gnabry (not included), Kimmich (not included), Musiala (not included), Süle (not included)
Doubtful: Schlotterbeck (thigh), Wirtz (hip)
Coach: Hansi Flick

It seems we must now refer to the territory of Armenia in the past tense – Taguhi Tovmasyan

Hambardsumian Paul
Panorama, Armenia
Nov 11 2021

“It seems we must now refer to the territory of Armenia in the past tense and that is advised to do with clear judgement and common sense which is unacceptable,”  the Head of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs Taguhi Tovmasyan stated on Thursday, commenting on PM Pashinyan’s statement about the establishment of Azerbaijani customs checkpoints on the Goris-Kapan road section in Syunik Province of Armenia.

Tovmasyan informed she invited an urgent working discussion on the matter, sending an invitation to Pashinyan as well, however the latter didn’t appear. The Chairwoman of the NA Committee read out five demands on the occasion of which the meeting was called for. 

“What are the grounds for Pashinyan to state that the Azerbaijani customs checkpoints are not located in the territory of Armenia if no delimitation and demarcation have been conducted? What are the legal grounds to state the Azerbaijani checkpoint is out of the territory of Armenia and what maps are taken as basis for that assertion? Any changes of the state border are made through amendments to the Law on State Border. We have not made any changes to the Law, consequently the statement is controversial from the legal point of view. What is the process of free and safe movement of goods and people under Azerbaijan’s border and customs control? What problems may people driving through Goris-Kapan roadway face and what are the mechanisms for protecting their right to life, free movement and other fundamental rights?” Tovmasyan said. 

The opposition lawmaker said she expected answers to the raised questions from the government, expressing hope any representative from the executive branch would appear at the Committee sitting.