Author: Markos Nalchajian

Senate President Chhum is confident that within the period of the Ambassador’s diplomatic mission, he will strive to further develop relations and cooperation between the two countries for the benefit of the people and the two countries.

The President of the Senate stated that the Cambodian Senate is always ready to cooperate closely with the Ambassador and the Embassy of Armenia to further strengthen the friendship and cooperation for the mutual benefit of the people and the country.

Aug 15 2022

Despite the warnings pronounced by Nagorno-Karabakh authorities not to burn or damage their houses prior to abandoning them, a resident of the village of Akhavno has burned down his house, filmed the process and posted it in social networks.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on August 5, the Minister of Territorial Management and Infrastructures of Nagorno-Karabakh has a meeting with members of the communities of Akhavno, Sus and the city of Berdzor (the Azerbaijani name is Lachin) and said that they had to leave their houses by August 25, since the Lachin Corridor would be handed over to Azerbaijan.

According to the agreement signed by Aliev, Pashinyan and Putin, Armenia transferred the territory of the Lachin District to Azerbaijan. In June 2022, the Azerbaijan State Highway Agency reported that the construction of the 32-kilometre-long Azerbaijani section of the road continues at an accelerated pace and is scheduled to be completed this year. The transfer of Lachin (the Armenian name is Berdzor) under Azerbaijan's control was delayed due to the absence of an alternative road from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia. After the launch of this road, Lachin will be transferred to Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani experts explained in July.

On August 14, a video appeared in a social network, in which a young man says that he, a resident of the village of Akhavno, is forced to evacuate, but is "categorically against" the government "selling his house to Azerbaijan," after which he burns it down.

The author of the video says to the camera that he is in his house, where he and his brother had grown up for 28 years; and his son was supposed to live there. "It breaks my heart that I will burn my house down with my own hands," he said, adding that he did not want to leave the house.

"The authorities threaten that they won't pay us compensations if we burn down our houses. No one in this world is able to replace this sacred land for me, where the blood of my relatives was shed. I am not selling my house, or my family, or my homeland," said the young man, whose words were translated by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on August 15, 2022 at 01:09 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

See earlier reports:
Residents of Akhavno and Berdzor reproach authorities for demanding urgent evacuation, Demand to resettle outrages Akhavno villagers, Baku analysts assess prospects for return of Lachin under Azerbaijan's control.

Author: Alvard Grigoryan Source: CK correspondent
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DW – Deutsche Welle

Aug 14 2022

An explosion at a market in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, has killed at least one person and injured many more. The initial blast sparked a fire.

A powerful explosion hit a large market in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Sunday, starting a fire and killing at least one person.

Up to 51 people were reported injured. Health authorities said 26 people had been hospitalized.

Firefighters labored for hours after the early afternoon blast at the Surmalu market to put out the blaze.

Later Sunday, Armenia was reeling from a series of bomb threats targeting metro stations, and unspecified significant military and civilian facilities.

The blast happened at a building where fireworks were stored. It is thought the pyrotechnics were being stored incorrectly, but there was no immediate indication of what caused them to ignite.

Fireworks continued to explode, even as rescue workers and volunteers in civilian clothes searched amid thick smoke and dust in the air. 

Posts on social media showed a thick column of black smoke above the market, with successive detonations audible.

At least three people were reported to have been rescued from beneath the debris.  

It was not immediately clear what caused the fireworks to detonate.

 

The open-air market, some two kilometers (over a mile) south of the Yerevan's city's center, is popular for its low prices and a wide variety of merchandise. 

A former Soviet republic in the South Caucasus, Armenia is one of the poorest countries in the region and safety regulation violations are commonplace.