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Azerbaijani press: Azerbaijan’s consul general meets governor of U.S. State of Idaho

March 9, 2020March 12, 2026 Kanayan Tamar

Fri 06 Mar 2020 06:33 GMT | 10:33 Local Time

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During his visit to the State of Idaho, Consul General of Azerbaijan Nasimi Aghayev met with the Governor of Idaho Brad Little on March 5, 2020.

Idaho Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill, Idaho House of Representatives Majority Leader Mike Moyle, Assistant Majority Leader Jason Monks, Idaho Department of Commerce Director Tom Kealey, Idaho Department of Agriculture Director Celia Gould and other officials joined the meeting.

At the meeting, prospects of Azerbaijan-Idaho cooperation in various fields were discussed. Informing the Governor about Azerbaijan’s steady development as a free and independent nation, Consul General Aghayev stressed the great potential for fruitful and mutually beneficial cooperation in a number of areas such as agriculture, technology, transportation, manufacturing, education, science, culture, etc.

Highlighting also his country’s long-standing traditions of interfaith and interethnic harmony and multiculturalism, the Consul General spoke of the peaceful coexistence of various religions and ethnicities in Azerbaijan. He expressed his hope that in light of the recent increase in religious and ethnic intolerance and violence in different parts of the world, Azerbaijan’s successful and internationally appreciated model of coexistence would inspire many others to follow towards a better and more peaceful world.

During his visit, Consul General Aghayev also met with the Mayor of Idaho’s capital city of Boise, Lauren McLean, as well as many State Senators, House Representatives and other officials.

Lavrov tells Cavusoglu that situation around Sputnik Turkiye must be resolved swiftly

March 3, 2020March 12, 2026 Kanayan Tamar

Panorama, Armenia

March 2 2020

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called for immediate measures to settle the situation around Sputnik Turkiye employees, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday after Lavrov’ telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu.

“The Russian side stressed that the situation around journalists and employees of Sputnik news agency in Ankara must be resolved the soonest possible. He also demanded their security be ensured,” the ministry said, according to TASS.

Editor-in-Chief of the Rossiya Segodnya media group, RT and Sputnik Margarita Simonyan wrote on her Telegram channel earlier on Sunday that the police was searching the agency’s Istanbul office under an official warrant. She also wrote that the three Sputnik Turkiye employees, who had been detained earlier, were taken to the Palace of Justice for questioning. According to Simonyan, practically all Spitnik Turkiye employees are Turkish nationals.

On Saturday night, Simonyan wrote that unidentified persons had broken into the apartments of three Sputnik employees in Ankara, accusing them of high treason because of their work for a Russian mass media outlet.

Later, the Sozcu newspaper said that the police had detrained these three journalists over a publication on the news agency’s website titled “The Stolen Province: Why Turkey Was Given A Corner of Syria By France 80 years ago.” The province of Hatay became part of Turkey in 1939 under an agreement with France when Syria was ruled by the French mandate.

Pashinyan pays tribute to memory of Sumgait pogrom victims in Yerevan memorial

February 28, 2020March 12, 2026 Kanayan Tamar

10:00,

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan today visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to pay tribute to the memory of the innocent victims of the tragedy that took place in Sumgait on February 27-29, 1988.

The PM was accompanied by deputy prime minister Mher Grigoryan, Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Artak Davtyan, acting Police Chief Arman Sargsyan and other top officials.

February 28 marks the 32nd anniversary of the massacres and deportation of the Armenian population conducted by Soviet Azerbaijan at the state level.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan

Armenian parliamentary committee discusses bill on repatriates

February 27, 2020March 12, 2026 Kanayan Tamar

News.am, Armenia

Feb 26 2020

21:18, 26.02.2020

Armenia is offering to extend the customs privileges for repatriates and facilitate the existing procedures. This is what author of the bill on making amendments and supplements to the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On customs regulation”, deputy of the My Step faction of the National Assembly Sisak Gabrielyan said during a discussion on the bill held by the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs of the National Assembly today.

According to him, based on the existing legislation, repatriates who have returned to the homeland for permanent residency may benefit from customs privileges, if they have not lived in the territory of Armenia over the past 5 years.

“This provision is actually acceptable for citizens who not only haven’t been in Armenia over the past five years, but also lack Armenian citizenship and registration in the territory of Armenia,” Gabrielyan said. This means that if a person who left Armenia 10 years ago, didn’t sell his or her apartment and is still registered at any address in the territory of Armenia, he or she can’t benefit from this privilege. However, the bill states that if the relevant authorized body (Department of Passports and Visas) truly establishes that the particular person hasn’t been in Armenia over the past five years, he or she will be issued a certificate stating that he or she does not have a permanent residence in the territory of Armenia.

Later, the citizen can address the customs service on the ground of the issued certificate and can, in the course of 18 months, import his or her assets to the country without paying taxes. However, the person can only import from the country from which he or she had intended to move to Armenia for permanent residency.

The bill was approved by the Committee after rather long discussions.

Bilateral meetings, discussion on NK conflict: Armenian PM’s visit to Germany continues

February 15, 2020March 12, 2026 Kanayan Tamar

11:14,

MUNICH, FEBRUARY 15, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is in Germany on a working visit, will continue the third day of his visit in Munich where he is scheduled to have several bilateral meetings, Armenpress correspondent reports from Munich.

The Armenian PM will firstly meet with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić. The PM is also scheduled to meet with President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski, Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah, Norway’s PM Erna Solberg. A hand-shaking ceremony with President of Latvia Egils Levits is also expected.

In the past days the most discussed topic in the context of the Armenian PM’s visit to Germany was his possible meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The meeting will most probably take place, according to the website of the Munich Security Conference. The leaders of the two countries will participate in a panel discussion on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. It will take place on February 15 from 20:30 to 21:15 Yerevan time.

The 56^th Munich Security Conference kicked off on February 14. The Armenian PM, as well as President Armen Sarkissian are attending the Conference.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan

France ratifies protocol on readmission agreement signed with Armenia

February 1, 2020March 12, 2026 Kanayan Tamar

13:30,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. France has ratified the protocol on implementing the agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the readmission of persons residing without authorization, the French migration service said.

“France has ratified the protocol signed between the French and Armenian governments in Paris on October 27, 2016 on implementing the “Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the readmission of persons residing without authorization” signed in Brussels on April 19, 2013”, the statement says.

Armenia’s Migration Service said the protocol defines the technical details, timeframes of the readmission process and the cooperation format. Armenia has ratified that protocol on September 14, 2017.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan

Earthquake in Turkey Destroys Surp Sarkis Church’s Archways

January 30, 2020March 12, 2026 Kanayan Tamar

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The recent 6.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Elazığ, a city located in Turkey’s Kharpert region, has caused the archways of Diyarbakir’s Surp Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church to collapse, according to a Facebook post by Dr. Khatchig Mouradian.

Although the church is located approximately 74 miles away from the earthquake’s epicenter, Surp Sarkis’ archways were destroyed as a result of the strong magnitude of the quake.

Following the earthquake, Dr. Mouradian revealed the considerable damage to the church through a Facebook post. “The 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Elazığ (Kharpert region) that caused death and destruction did not spare Armenian cultural heritage,” wrote Dr. Mouradian. “The images below document this most recent damage to the church that has been vandalized and excavated for ‘Armenian gold’ for decades. A friend who prefers to remain anonymous took the photographs the day after the earthquake.”

Armenian ombudsman slams Yerevan councilman’s move against Hrayr Tovmasyan’s daughter

January 28, 2020March 12, 2026 Kanayan Tamar

Panorama, Armenia

Jan 27 2020

Law 13:07 27/01/2020 Armenia

Armenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan has strongly condemned the move of Yerevan City Council member Henrik Hartenyan against Armenian top court head Hrayr Tovmasyan’s daughter.

ArmDaily reported that Henrik Hartenyan, who represents the ruling My Step faction in the City Council, posted a photo of Sara Tovmasyan user in a Facebook story, adding that the account belongs to the daughter of Constitutional Court Chairman Hrayr Tovmasyan.

“Period, folks!” he added to the story.

“In general, I strongly urge anyone holding public office to clearly understand his/her official status and act exclusively within that status, displaying a proper conduct. You are restricted to your official status,” the ombudsman said in a statement.

“No one has the right to target [an official’s] family life and especially children whether or not the case refers to the official’s family.

“I urge our compatriots using social media to show respect for each other, respect each other’s opinion, dignity, personal and family life,” Tatoyan said.

In a statement on Sunday, the My Step faction said it “strongly condemns any manifestation of hate speech.”

“Please accept our apologies for the incident. Tomorrow, the My Step faction of the Yerevan City Council will convene an emergency meeting, after which it will issue a statement,” the statement read.

Azerbaijani press: Award-winning documentary on Karabakh conflict screened in Los Angeles (PHOTO/VIDEO)

January 28, 2020March 12, 2026 Kanayan Tamar

11:22 (UTC+04:00)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 27

Trend:

Documentary film “Black Orchards: Azerbaijan and Armenia’s Wars” produced by “TRT World” was screened at Azerbaijan’s Consulate General in Los Angeles on Jan. 23, Trend reports referring to Azerbaijan’s Consulate General in Los Angeles.

Last week the film received the “Best Short Documentary” award at the Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Hosted and organized by Azerbaijan’s Consulate General in Los Angeles, the event was attended by the film’s senior producer Oubai Shahbandar and the director and producer Atakan Kerkuklu, as well as consuls general and honorary consuls of various countries, faith and community leaders, media representatives, scholars, members of the local Azerbaijani community and leaders of Turkish, Pakistani, Jewish, Iranian, Korean, Latino and other communities.

Opening the event, Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Los Angeles Nasimi Aghayev gave detailed information on the history of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Armenia’s policy of aggression, military occupation and ethnic cleansing against Azerbaijan.

Aghayev stated that as a result of the illegal occupation of around 20 percent of Azerbaijan’s sovereign territory, over 800,000 Azerbaijani civilians were expelled from their ancestral lands in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The consul general also noted that Armenia refuses to fulfill four United Nations Security Council resolutions condemning the occupation and demanding the unconditional and complete withdrawal of Armenian troops from Azerbaijan’s occupied areas.

Then the documentary film “Black Orchards: Azerbaijan and Armenia’s Wars” was screened. The film was received by the audience with much interest.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

“Yerevan 2800” wins 3rd place at Coin Constellation 2019 International Contest

January 25, 2020March 12, 2026 Kanayan Tamar

Aravot, Armenia

Jan 24 2020