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Armenian President, French Ambassador refer to Baku’s encroachments on Armenia’s territorial integrity

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YEREVAN, MAY 25, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian received on May 25 Ambassador of France to Armenia Jonathan Lacôte.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the President’s Office, President Sarkissian and Ambassador Lacôte referred to the situation on the Armenian border, the encroachments of Azerbaijan on the territorial integrity of Armenia, as well as the necessity of an immediate return of the Armenian war prisoners and civilian hostages kept in Azerbaijan.

The sides also exchanged views on issues of regional security and stability, as well as the current agenda of the bilateral relations.


Caucasian Knot | European Parliament calls on Baku to release Armenian POWs

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The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on Azerbaijan to release the Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) without any conditions. Azerbaijan should provide advocates, doctors and human rights defenders with access to Armenian POWs and cooperate with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in investigating reports about inhuman treatment of them, the European Parliament has stated.

Naira Zograbyan, an Armenian MP from the “Prosperous Armenia” faction, wrote on the Facebook that the European Parliament expressed its regret about the violence demonstrated during the Armenian-Azerbaijani war over Nagorno-Karabakh in the fall of 2020.

The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on Azerbaijani authorities to provide complete lists of all those detained in connection with the conflict. They also called on all parties to clarify the fate of the missing people and to treat the bodies of those who perished with due dignity.

Also, the MEPs called on both parties not to destroy each other’s cultural values.

Besides, they condemned the opening of a trophy park in Baku, as it “promotes hostile sentiments and undermines the trust between the nations.”

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on at 06:27 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

See earlier reports:

Armenia complains about Turkey to the ECtHR, Azerbaijan hands three POWs over to Armenia, ECtHR to consider mutual claims of Armenia and Azerbaijan on human rights violations during the war.

Author: Armine Martirosyan; Source: CK correspondent

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Newspaper: Armenia acting PM Pashinyan to stage "vote-buying"

Maghakian Mike
News.am, Armenia
09:49, 22.05.2021

YEREVAN. – Past daily of Armenia writes: According to Past newspaper’s information, [acting PM] Nikol Pashinyan has instructed the law enforcement system to “discover” several dozen people in the coming days, who allegedly distributed money, particularly in favor of [second President] Robert Kocharyan.
According to our information, they have also prepared people who have been obligated to testify as if they had received money to vote for the “Armenia” bloc[, led by Kocharyan, in the snap parliamentary elections on June 20]. (…).
According to the information we received, this is a well-thought-out scenario which should help Nikol Pashinyan to build speeches during the [election] campaign and to gain some votes by smearing the political opponent.
The thing is that those at the headquarters of the [ruling] Civil Contract [Party] have discussed the main “points” of the [election] campaign, and realized that there is no topic on which they will be able to present themselves to the public in an honest way.
In order not to fail the [election] campaign like the pledges [they had made], they have preferred to smear the practice, engaging the law enforcement in this work as well.
And the main target will be the “Armenia” bloc and Kocharyan.

Armenian Priest Injured in Attack in Jerusalem

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The route to the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem

An Armenian priest suffered injuries on Tuesday when he was attacked by a group of Jewish youth in Jerusalem.

According to the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Reverend Arbak Sarukhanian was attacked by a group of young Jews when he was walking toward the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Rev. Koryun Baghdasarian, Chancellor at Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, said that Sarukhanian was injured in the attack. He was rushed to hospital and was discharged after receiving the necessary treatment.

The Patriarchate has filed a formal complaint with the police, after which three of the attackers were arrested.

The Patriarchate demands that the police conduct a fair investigation and punish the perpetrators in compliance with the law, in order to avoid a recurrence of such incidents in the future.

“We demand that law enforcement conducts a fair investigation and that the perpetrators are punished in accordance with the law in order to avoid a recurrence of such incidents in the future,’’ Rev. Baghdasarian said in a statement.

Armenia says Azerbaijani forces remain in Syunik, demands their withdrawal

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Armenia’s Defense Ministry noted that Azerbaijani forces “must return to their original positions without any preconditions”
Syunik Province

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YEREVAN, May 15. /TASS/. The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border remains unresolved, Azerbaijani Armed Forces’ units remain there, Armenia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

“As of the morning of May 15, the situation that arose after the Azerbaijani Armed Forces’ incursion into certain border territories of the Syunik and Gegharkunik regions of Armenia on May 12-13 under the pretext of adjusting the border has remained unresolved. Despite the fact that the Azerbaijani military had to leave some areas due to Armenian units’ actions, some of them are still on the territory of Armenia,” the statement reads.

The ministry stressed that “encroachment on Armenia’s sovereign territories is absolutely inadmissible” and noted that Azerbaijani forces “must return to their original positions without any preconditions.”

According to its press service, the negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the situation are expected to continue on Saturday.

On Wednesday, the Armenian Defense Ministry said that Azerbaijan’s armed forces had tried to carry out “certain work” early in the morning in one of the border districts of the Syunik Province. Later in the evening that day, Pashinyan said that the Azerbaijani armed forces had crossed Armenia’s state border, advancing 3.5 kilometers deep into its territory.

After the end of hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone last autumn, when seven districts adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh came under Baku’s control, the Armenian-Azerbaijani border started to run along an area in close proximity to the Syunik and Gegharkunik regions. Territorial disputes between the two sides have surfaced from time to time.

Macron calls for immediate withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops from Armenia’s sovereign territory

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Macron calls for immediate withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops from Armenia’s sovereign territory

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YEREVAN, MAY 14, ARMENPRESS. Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with French President Emanuel Macron on the latter’s initiative. The Public Relations Department of the Prime Minister’s Office told Armenpress that the Armenian and French leaders discussed the alarming situation created by the Azerbaijani armed forces invading Armenia’s sovereign territory in Syunik region and the steps taken to resolve it.

The French President expressed his support to the Armenian authorities and the Armenian people in the peaceful settlement of the issue. Emanuel Macron reaffirmed France’s commitment to the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia, stressed the need for the immediate withdrawal of the Azerbaijani armed forces from the sovereign territory of Armenia.

Nikol Pashinyan thanked the President of France for his constant attention and friendly attitude towards Armenia and the Armenian people.

Emanuel Macron stressed that France is ready to “contribute to the solution of the challenges facing Armenia, the development and progress of our country.”


Sports: FIFA Foundation Campus Programme pilot launches in Armenia

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  • New initiative gives youth from under-privileged backgrounds opportunities to play football
  • Its mission is to mobilise football as a tool for social change
  • 100 children took part at the FIFA Foundation Campus grounds at the FFA Technical Centre

The FIFA Foundation Campus Programme, a brand new global initiative that gives girls and boys from under-privileged backgrounds the opportunity to play football and develop their personal and social learning in a safe environment during school breaks, was launched in Yerevan, Armenia last week.

Mobilising football as a tool for social change and to improve the lives of young people, whilst contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG), is central to the work of the FIFA Foundation. The week-long FIFA Foundation Campus event saw that put into practice with learning for kids both on and off the pitch.

The seven-day event brought together girls and boys from orphanages, displaced families, national minorities and some with mental disabilities, to the dedicated FIFA Foundation Campus grounds for the week, based at the Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) Technical Centre.

FIFA Technical Experts, FFA Grassroots Coaches and Young Leaders from local communities coached them on the pitch in high-quality football sessions. Off the pitch, they took part in specially-designed games and activities, led by experts from UNICEF, UNFPA, UNHCR and Armenian NGO My Forest Armenia, focused on mental health and resilience, gender equality and healthy nutrition, football as a tool for integration and climate change.

Additionally, in collaboration with the Armenian Ministry of Health, basic health checks and follow-ups were provided throughout the programme while all necessary measures, including regular Covid-19 testing, were undertaken to ensure that the event was conducted in a safe environment.

Special football sessions, led by FIFA Foundation CEO Youri Djorkaeff, saw each child receive close attention and encouragement. These sessions were joined by top players from the Armenia men’s and women’s national teams, David Yurchenko, Alexander Karapetyan and Kristine Mangasaryan who inspired the 100 children taking part by sharing football tips, tricks and personal stories, as well as how to use these skills off the pitch.

Putin congratulates Armenia’s Pashinyan, Armenian citizens on 76th anniversary of victory in Great Patriotic War

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 13:41, 8 May, 2021

YEREVAN, MAY 8, ARMENPRESS. Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended congratulations on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War to leaders and nations that formerly made up the Soviet Union, including Armenia’s caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Armenian citizens, the Kremlin press service reports.

In his congratulatory letters, the Russian leader said on the Victory Day they remember the heroism of their fathers and grandfathers with a special feeling of pride and gratitude.

“Today it’s our moral duty to carefully preserve and transform the memory about the incidents of those years to the future generations. We should jointly and decisively fight against any attempt of distorting and falsifying the history, revising the results of the Great Patriotic War and justifying the horrible acts of Nazis”, Putin said.

The Russian President expressed his sincere gratitude to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War, wishing good health, welfare and all the best.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Armenia ruling bloc MP: We must unite, decide, find out who gave land, who did not

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News.am, Armenia
May 8 2021
16:52, 08.05.2021

YEREVAN. – And at one time, many did not imagine that it is realistic to liberate so many territories; everything is a matter of time. Sasun Mikaelyan, Chairman of the Yerkrapah Volunteers Union (YVU) and an MP of the majority My Step faction of the National Assembly of Armenia, on Saturday told this to reporters at Yerablur Military Pantheon, and about the possibility of once again liberating Shushi, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).

“It comes from our country, our people being organized, the strengthening of our army. Regardless of everything, we, especially the Yerkrapahs, must support our army today, our army must be restored, and the rest is a matter of the future, so that no one should despair that we did not liberate Shushi,” he added.

With respect to the many speculations about the loss of Shushi after the recent Artsakh war, Mikaelyan said that this war was different in nature, and the law enforcement bodies shall give a clear position on this issue. “So that we can find out what [actually] happened, they inform so that the people know what happened,” he said.

Regarding the opposition forces’ accusations that the incumbent authorities gave the lands to Azerbaijanis, the YVU leader stated that he did not want to discuss politics today. “Our misfortune is that we must unite, decide, find out who gave land, who did not. (…). I have seen everything there, but I have no right to speak because it is under investigation, (…) justice shall always prevail. If this is not done, we cannot unite so that the people find out what [really] happened,” Sasun Mikaelyan added.

Third wave of COVID-19 shows stabilization signs in Armenia, Caretaker PM says

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 12:19, 6 May, 2021

YEREVAN, MAY 6, ARMENPRESS. The third wave of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Armenia is showing some signs of stabilization, Caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the Cabinet meeting, adding that the government has managed and manages the pandemic quite well.

“To put it mildly, some storms were being created around our steps in fighting coronavirus. I advise to all those people to see what has taken place in the countries which were shown to us to date, to see the dynamics, the number of cases and the situation of the healthcare system, the information is open. We had up to 2000 daily cases during the most crisis period, but the situation has never gone out of control”, he said.

Caretaker minister of healthcare Anahit Avanesyan reported that as of yesterday the number of people who have been vaccinated in Armenia against COVID-19 has reached 7,100.

Pashinyan praised this fact and recalled that most of the Cabinet members have been vaccinated.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan