Author: Jirair Kafian

 16:10, 4 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 4, ARMENPRESS. Russian Foreign Ministry is strongly concerned about the escalation of the situation around the Lachin corridor and other sections of the Nagorno Karabakh Line of Contact.

“The Russian peacekeepers are making all necessary efforts to stabilize the situation on the spot. Active work is being done with both sides through all channels and all levels, including the country’s top leadership. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in close contact with his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts”, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

“We call on the sides to show restraint and observe the ceasefire regime. The settlement of existing disagreements should take place exclusively through political-diplomatic means by taking into account the positions of the sides and strictly observing the provisions of the 2020 November 9 statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

We are convinced that the efforts of the sides should be focused on forming a positive agenda in the relations between Baku and Yerevan within the frames of existing trilateral negotiation formats”, the statement adds.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also expressed condolences to the families and relatives of those killed as a result of the escalation of the situation in Nagorno Karabakh.

 16:12, 4 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 4, ARMENPRESS. The Kremlin doesn’t rule out that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could also discuss the latest escalation in Nagorno Karabakh during their upcoming meeting in Sochi, RIA Novosti reports.

“It can’t be ruled out that the presidents will exchange views regarding the tensions,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

On August 3, two Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) soldiers were killed and 19 others were wounded when Azerbaijani forces violated the ceasefire and launched an attack on Artsakh military positions. The Azerbaijani military used mortars, grenade-launchers, combat UAVs in attacking a permanent deployment location of an Artsakh military base.

The Russian peacekeeping force officially stated that Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire.

Russian Defense Ministry again records ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan

 21:09, 4 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 4, ARMENPRESS. The Russian peacekeeping force in Nagorno-Karabakh recorded 4 cases of ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani military in its area of responsibility over the past one day, ARMENPRESS reports, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said.

“During the past 24 hours, 4 cases of violation of the ceasefire by the Azerbaijani armed forces were recorded in the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops in the regions of Saribaba and Buzdukh Heights, as well in the Martakert region. As a result, 2 representatives of the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh were killed and 14 were injured (the Defense Ministry of Artsakh informs about 19 wounded, – ed.),” the message says.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation emphasized that the command of the Russian peacekeepers, in cooperation with the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides, resolved these incidents, there were no violations of the line of contact.

The tension in Nagorno-Karabakh started on August 1, when, according to the Artsakh Defense Army, Azerbaijani units resorted to provocation in a number of parts of the northern and northwestern border zone of the Artsakh Republic starting at 09:00 in the morning, trying to cross the contact line. As a result of the Azerbaijani provocation, the serviceman Albert Bakhshiyan was injured. Aggressive actions of the Azerbaijani side continued in the following days. On August 3, around 3:00 p.m., Azerbaijani units launched a new attack in the northwestern direction of the contact line, using attack drones, as a result of which two servicemen of the Artsakh Defense Army were killed, and 14 more servicemen were wounded in various degrees.

 12:59, 3 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 3, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan held a meeting with the new World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Armenia Jihane Tawilah on the occasion of the presentation of credentials.

FM Mirzoyan praised the WHO activities in Armenia and thanked for the organization’s support in the COVID-19 response and overcoming the consequences of the pandemic, the foreign ministry said in a press release.

Views were exchanged over the ongoing healthcare reforms in Armenia and cooperation with the WHO in this regard. FM Mirzoyan underscored that the Armenian Government is taking concrete steps in the direction of continuously improving the quality of life in Armenia, including in the direction of increasing the quality of healthcare.

During the meeting FM Mirzoyan also presented to Jihane Tawilah the humanitarian challenges caused by the 44-day war, namely attaching importance to the involvement of international specialized organizations in the context of solving healthcare issues.

Artsakh’s military, together with Russian peacekeeping forces, take measures to de-escalate the situation

 22:41, 1 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 1, ARMENPRESS. As of 22:00, the situation along the northern and northwestern front line of the Republic of Artsakh is relatively stable and continues to be under the full control of the Defense Army, ARMENPRESS reports the Information Headquarter of Artsakh informs.

“The information spread by some users on social networks about the Armenian side’s manpower and positional losses do not correspond to the reality, and the military personnel of the Defense Army continues to protect the borderline.  

The command staff of the Defense Army, together with the command of the Russian peacekeeping troops stationed in Artsakh are taking appropriate steps to resolve the situation.

 Once again, we urge our compatriots to refrain from spreading unverified information,” the message states.

 17:49,

YEREVAN, JULY 29, ARMENPRESS. STARMUS VI International Festival to take place from September 5-10, founded by Garik Israelian and Brian May, will host more than 50 speakers, Nobel laureates, astronauts, scientists, world-renowned artists and music stars who will gather in Yerevan this year to publicize and promote science communication.

ARMENPRESS reports Co-founder of the Queen Band, musician, singer, songwriter, astrophysicist and photographer Dr. Brian May has confirmed his visit to Armenia at the beginning of September 2022. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen, and for his international hits such as We Will Rock You, The Show Must Go On, Tie Your Mother Down, I Want It All, Too Much Love Will Kill You, Hammer to Fall, Save Me and Who Wants to Live Forever.

Dr. May is also known as an astrophysicist and science communicator.