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YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani military announced that one of its soldiers was killed during its attack on Armenia Thursday morning.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense identified the killed soldier as Orhan Novruzalizade.
Azerbaijani forces opened heavy cross-border gunfire on Armenian positions deployed near Sotk in the early hours of May 11.
Four Armenian troops were wounded.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man who recently spoke at a Charlotte City Council meeting brought a decades-long conflict between two Eastern European countries to the Queen City.
Artak Varanyan asked Mayor Vi Lyles to rescind a proclamation recognizing the independence of Azerbaijan, a neighboring country to Armenia. The two countries have a long history of ethnic tension dating back to the early 20th century when both nations were under Soviet control. The Soviet Union established an autonomous region called Nagorno-Karabakh.
Today, that region sits within Azerbaijan’s borders. In 1988, the region voted to join Armenia. When the Soviet Union collapsed, war erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia over who would control Nagorno-Karabakh.
Vardanyan, representing the Armenian National Committee of America, addressed Lyles’ proclamations signed between 2020 and 2022, including Azerbaijan Independence Day. As tensions mount overseas, Vardanyan said Charlotte’s Armenian community was deeply offended.
“People are trapped and there are food shortages, medical shortages,” he said. “It’s just a dire situation.”
In response to Vardanyan’s initial request for a meeting earlier this year, a city staff member wrote in part, “As a municipality, we do not unilaterally take action for or against a nation or its diaspora.”
Vardanyan, as well as Mher Saribekyn, a member of the parish council at Saint Sarkis Armenian Church in Charlotte, disagreed.
“We don’t want, essentially elected officials, to engage in proclamations and engage in that kind of stuff,” Saribekyn said. “They demoralized the community here.”
Ram Mammadov, a local resident of Azerbaijani descent, said anyone can ask for a proclamation.
“We’re building, as an Azerbaijan community, building that strong relationship with North Carolina, the city of Charlotte, with elected officials,” Mammadov said. “Armenians are more than welcome to do the same thing.”
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The former U.S. Senate candidate added that Charlotte’s diaspora could benefit by having a dialogue.
“Let’s sit together and see how can we work together. How can we help our communities,” Mammadov said. “How can we help her children that are probably going to the same school, sitting in the same class, sitting together at the same desk, how can we help them to build brighter?”
“Just like anywhere else in the world, honestly, Azeris and Armenians get along fine outside of the region, because the region is just very politicized,” Saribekyn said.
Lyles sent a letter to Vardanyan dated April 27, that said in part the office changed its proclamation vetting process pertaining to international affairs in 2021. She also wrote that the city was looking forward to “presenting a balanced process that will allow all diasporas to celebrate their heritage in a welcoming and supportive environment.”
Situated at the crossroads between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation, the Caucasus region is heavily influenced by these two regional superpowers – writes James Wilson.
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted talks between the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers last week, intending to broker a lasting peace treaty between these two clashing countries. Many attempts to put the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict to rest have been made over the years, but this is the first time that US officials have taken an active part in the negotiations. It should come as no surprise that Blinken’s decision to take a much more active part in the talks comes as a result of the increasing influence of other regional powers on the parties involved. This foreign influence also happens to have a distinct anti-Azerbaijani bias, as both Moscow and Tehran hold much against Baku.
A focal point in the dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia is the Armenian-populated separatist exclave in the UN recognised territory of Azerbaijan, in the region of Karabakh. Since the 2020 war fought by Azerbaijan against Armenia over the Karabakh enclave, Russian peacekeepers have been deployed to the area to keep the peace and ensure the passage of goods from Armenia to the Karabakh Armenians and vice versa. But, the Russian forces on the ground soon found themselves pursuing different objectives than the ones stated in their official deployment.
Considering Russia’s previous, and still ongoing, conflicts regarding puppet territories in many different parts of the former Soviet Union, such as Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Donbass, Moscow is continuing according to the same playbook. Karabakh provides a fitting target for such an operation. Moscow already has a significant military presence in the region, under the guise of peacekeeping (and military bases in close proximity), and the population is vastly different from that of land owners.
According to The Wall Street Journal, «Putin is using the Armenians of Karabakh as pawns. Like the South Ossetians and Abkhazians in Georgia or the Russian communities in Ukraine, Karabakh offers him a pseudo-humanitarian justification for Russian imperialism». The separatist region in Karabakh, the so-called «Republic of Artsakh», is a mineral-rich region, which isn’t recognised by any political entity in the UN, including Armenia. However, it is a member of a group of unrecognised states that calls itself the «Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations» – an organisation whose only other members are puppet states created by Russia: South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Transnistria.
Unsurprisingly, all these territories recognise each other and have a joint vested interest in being inducted into the Eurasian Union through their close ties to Russia. It is safe to assume that “Artsakh” will be no different, and will seek to ingratiate itself with Russia, the country which currently has the only deployed military force in the territories of this Armenian-populated enclave.
Armenia itself is a close ally of both Russia and Iran, despite the large diaspora living in Western countries, especially in the US and in France. A recent report by The Guardian shows that Iranian drones of many types made their way into Russia using boats and Iranian state-owned airlines. An article by EU Reporter corroborates this, adding that Armenia plays an integral part in these deliveries, allowing Iranian cargo planes to land in its airports before proceeding to deliver weapons to the Russian forces in Ukraine. According to the Berlin-based «German Centre for the South Caucasus» Armenia is used by Russia as a proxy for imports to and exports from Russia.
At the same time Armenia tries to present itself as the «bastion of democracy in the Caucasus», calling through its English-language outlets to the West and international organisations to take practical steps to help them to fight against dictatorial Azerbaijan.
But Armenia still remains a «textbook case of Eastern type autocracy, thinly covered with a veneer of modern values and civilisation», as the Romanian Newsweek edition puts it, bringing numerous proofs of alarming examples of oppression and tyranny.
So while Yerevan tries to chum up to the West, yet its actions show where Yerevan’s allegiance truly lies. Whether current negotiations with Azerbaijan lead to any results, one should remain doubtful about their serious implementation because of the precedent Armenia has set for itself – siding with Russia and Iran on many issues.
Here is one more recent example. Iranian officials have, more than once, declared how important their relations with Armenia are, claiming its territorial integrity and security are as crucial to Iran as Iran’s own. In late April flyers and leaflets appeared on residential and administrative buildings in Yerevan, including its central Republic Square, with a very clear message – images depicting the burning of Ukrainian, Israeli and Azerbaijani flags and the message in Armenian and Persian language “we have a common enemy”.
On 23rd April, during a torchlight procession in Yerevan marking the 108th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, an Azerbaijani flag was burned alongside the Turkish flag. A few days prior, on 14th April, Aram Nikolyan, an employee of the public TV of Armenia, snatched the Azerbaijani flag at the opening ceremony of the European Weightlifting Championship in Yerevan and burned it. Such evidence of the attitude in Armenia towards Azerbaijan and how the government doesn’t lift a finger to curb these open hostilities, raises doubts about the sincerity of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Whilst I was writing this article, I have come to learn that the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan plans to visit Moscow next week. Apparently he needs to report something to the Kremlin…
Severe shortages in food and medical supplies are increasingly imposing great hardship on Nagorno-Karabakh’s 120,000 ethnic Armenian residents, with provisions depleting quickly and no alleviation anticipated so far. The question that arises is whether a responsibility to end the (current form of) protests and hence alleviate the situation may be uncovered.
The Lachin Corridor – the sole land route connecting the Nagorno-Karabakh region to Armenia and the outside world – has been inaccessible to all civilian and commercial traffic for more than four months now, after having been blockaded by Azerbaijani protesters, allegedly backed by the state’s government. Since 12 December 2022, several dozen Azerbaijani protesters, claiming to be concerned with mining activities in the region, have set up tents along the road and have kept the corridor blocked around the clock, with serious humanitarian consequences for the local population (see here and here). Indeed, the protesters’ blockade has impaired and continues to impair access to vital food sources, medical supplies, and services indispensable for survival of the ethnic Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh (see para 54 of the 22 February 2023 Order of the ICJ in Armenia v Azerbaijan). To this end, it may be argued that the enjoyment of human rights of these people – including, but not limited to, the rights to food and to health, has been and continues to be (severely) restricted.
The right to food, as recognized in article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), provides that food must be available, accessible, and adequate (see here, here and here). This entails, among others, that food supplies should be available in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh; that physical access to food supplies must be guaranteed to all people, including those in remote areas or in situations of armed conflict (depending on the legal assessment of the blockade); and that the food must satisfy dietary needs ‘taking into account the individual’s age, living conditions, health, occupation, sex, etc.’ (here).
The right to health, as stipulated in article 12 of the ICESCR, provides in a similar line of thought that health services, goods and facilities must be available, accessible, acceptable and of good quality (see here and here). Applied here, it means that health services, goods and facilities must be available in sufficient quantity within the region of Nagorno-Karabakh; that they must be physically accessible (e.g. not be restricted to only specific people); that they should be medically and culturally acceptable, including being gender-sensitive (e.g. taking into account maternity needs); and, that they must be of good quality, requiring, among others, unexpired drugs and hospital equipment, adequate sanitation and safe drinking water.
Reports by international NGOs and other organizations (see here, here, here, here, here and here) have highlighted various examples of hardship experienced by Nagorno-Karabakh residents due to the blockade, which in turn suggests that these standards are not being met. Indeed, the blockade has resulted in shortages of basic goods and services for the 120,000 ethnic Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh. Overall, the situation resulting from the blockade of the Lachin Corridor – where medicine and adequate food supplies are lacking and access to health care services and facilities is often deficient, inaccessible or even completely unavailable – indicates a failure to meet the required standards under the ICESCR.
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which provides the legal basis for the respective rights to food and to health, contains no derogation clause. Instead, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has confirmed that the Covenant applies at all times, including times of conflict or general emergency. In this line of thought, the progressively realizable rights to food and health apply unrestrictedly to the situation of the blockade under discussion here.
Under the auspices of the Covenant, duty bearers are under the obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights to food and health. Crucial for the case at hand – the obligation to protect encompasses an obligation on behalf of the jurisdictional State to ensure that Nagorno-Karabakh residents’ access to food, other essential goods, medication and health care services or facilities is not denied by third parties (see here and here). In respect to the Lachin Corridor – blockaded by Azerbaijani protesters for the past four months uninterrupted, and resulting in a situation where medicine and adequate food supplies lack and access to health care services and facilities is often deficient or even entirely unavailable – it may be said that Nagorno-Karabakh residents’ right to protection from interference by third parties has been violated.
A responsibility to alleviate the situation?
Azerbaijan – which claims sovereignty over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and which is the home state of the protesters causing the blockade – ratified the ICESCR on 13 August 1992. As a result, the State has accepted to be bound by the respective ESC state obligations. This includes the obligation to respect, the obligation to protect (discussed above and crucial for the case at hand), and the obligation to fulfil the rights to food and health.
Generally speaking, human rights obligations of States are towards individuals who are on their territory or within their jurisdiction. Territorial control and jurisdiction over the Nagorno-Karabakh region has been and continues to be issue of debate by the parties to the conflict. Nagorno-Karabakh was annexed to the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic as an autonomous region in 1923 and has been home to a predominantly ethnic Armenian population. Lack of clarity on the issue of authority over the region complicates a precise determination as to which state bears primary responsibility over the realization of human rights of Nagorno-Karabakh’s residents. Nevertheless, though authority over Nagorno-Karabakh (whether de jure or de facto) remains an issue of debate, some level of responsibility on behalf of Azerbaijan as to (its ability to alleviate) the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh may be traced, irrespective of this legal determination. In other words, even if it is held that Azerbaijan does not have (effective) control over Nagorno-Karabakh and that without jurisdiction, it is not responsible for the enjoyment of the human rights of Nagorno-Karabakh residents, it is argued here that the State may nevertheless be responsible for failure to provide protection against violations of the population’s human rights by conduct of its citizens.
In the General Comment 14 on the right to health, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights states that:
‘To comply with their international obligations in relation to article 12, States parties have to respect the enjoyment of the right to health in other countries, and to prevent third parties from violating the right in other countries, if they are able to influence these third parties by way of legal or political means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and applicable international law.”
A similar approach has been adopted in General Comment 12 on the right to adequate food (see here, para 36). Accordingly, the state obligation to protect extends beyond protection of the enjoyment of human rights of individuals who are under the State’s territorial control or jurisdiction. Instead, it also includes protection of such enjoyment by individuals beyond its authority insofar the State would be able to prevent third parties from interfering with this enjoyment – giving rise to some level of extraterritorial obligation to protect.
Given that the protesters are Azerbaijani civilians, it is submitted that Azerbaijan would be able to prevent them from continuing the blockade of the Corridor, and as such protect the residents of Nagorno-Karabakh against further violations of their human rights by third parties. Accordingly, it may be argued that Azerbaijan is under an obligation to take all measures at its disposal to end (the current form of) the protests by its citizens which have violated and continue to violate the respective rights of the ethnic Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Further, the 2020 Trilateral Statement, signed by the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the prime minister of the Republic of Armenia as well as the president of the Russian Federation, stipulates that ‘the Republic of Azerbaijan shall guarantee the safety of citizens, vehicles and goods traveling along the Lachin corridor in both directions’, while ‘the Lachin corridor […] shall remain under the control of the Russian Federation’s peacekeeping contingent’ (see here, here and here). Though pointing to a separation of duties and responsibilities between Azerbaijan and the Russian peacekeepers, the Trilateral Statement demonstrates (acceptance of) an obligation on behalf of the Republic of Azerbaijan to ensure safe passage of persons as well as goods along the Lachin Corridor. It points to the State’s potential of exercising (some level of) control over the Corridor.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) also seems to point in the direction that the potential of ending the blockade by Azerbaijani nationals lies with the State of Azerbaijan. Without making any statements as to the merits of the case between Armenia and Azerbaijan on breaches of CERD, the Court concluded in its decision as recent as 22 February 2023 that the conditions for the indication of provisional measures were met (see para 58 of the Court’s Order in Armenia v Azerbaijan). It held that there exists a real and imminent risk that irreparable prejudice, created by the disruption in movement along the Lachin Corridor, will be caused before the Court makes a final decision in the case. To avoid such irreparable harm, the International Court of Justice indicated the provisional measure that Azerbaijan must ‘[…] take all measures at its disposal to ensure unimpeded movement of persons, vehicles and cargo along the Lachin Corridor in both directions’ (see para 62 of the Order). As such, the ICJ Order adds further support to the argument that the State of Azerbaijan would be able to influence the protesters to end (the current form of) the protests.
To conclude, the fact that the protests, causing the blockade, have been ongoing uninterruptedly since 12 December 2022, implies that the State of Azerbaijan does not comply with its obligations under the ICESCR, the Trilateral Statement, nor the Order of the ICJ. Put differently, by not taking measures to end the blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijani nationals, Azerbaijan is violating, among others, the right to health and the right to food of the residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, and fails to fulfill its obligations under public international law more broadly.
To date, the Lachin Corridor remains closed.
15:54, 2 May 2023
YEREVAN, MAY 2, ARMENPRESS. On April 29, 2023 Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister and the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, marked the countdown to the opening of next year’s Games of the Future with unveiling of the 300-day countdown timer in the two cities of Moscow and Kazan simultaneously.
The unique 300-day countdown show with elements of virtual reality and exciting online quests was starring famous Russian athletes. With the help of new technologies, spectators together with the guests of the ceremony kicked off the countdown to the Games of the Future.
The grandiose unveiling event was also co-hosted by AI voice assistant Marusya from VK Group, and addressed by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin via a video message, highlighting the importance of the brand-new phygital sports event born in Russia.
What are the 2024 Games of the Future?
With a huge prize pool of $25 million, Games of the Future is a large-scale tournament which will be held for the first time ever and will have the status of international competition. The tournament will run for nine days, from February 23 to March 2, 2024 in Kazan and will feature 16 hybrid disciplines. 2,000 athletes from more than 100 countries will take part in Games of the Future.
Sports Disciplines
The upcoming international tournament will run a series of 16 hybrid disciplines, set in both physical and cyber worlds. This means that phygital athletes are expected to excel in two dimensions. The new phygital activities are called «challenges»; currently there are five: Sports, Speedrun, Tactical, Technical and Strategic
The competition
There will be five types of challenges: The sport challenge, an innovative double-event where athletes first compete in a videogame, then in its physical analogue. The tactical challenge combines several disciplines where a laser tag is coupled with videogames of the genres shooter and Battle Royale. In a combat challenge, athletes must prove their mettle in videogames of the genre MOBA, аnd the winners will meet in a Phygital Super Final. A technical challenge includes two disciplines – drone racing and robot fights. A challenge of game passage consists of two parts: first, the players play speed games and then participate in a Super Final – in the show-game.
The Participants
Another novelty of the Games of the Future is its unique approach towards sports — the competition places no restrictions for its participants and welcomes everyone, regardless of their age, gender and nationality.
How to join Games of the Future movement now?
In preparation for the Games of the Future, Kazan is hosting Phygital Games – a series of competitions meant to showcase phygital sports. The upcoming events include phygital football in May 15-19, 2023, as well as tactical combat games and phygital hockey competitions in June. Every Phygital Games tournament has its own prize pool. Application forms are available .
What is the Nemesis Monument or statue that caused the crisis between the two countries? It was a matter of curiosity why Turkey closed its airspace to Armenia.
Why did Türkiye close its airspace to Armenia? The questions of what was the last issue that reopened the relations between Turkey and Armenia are asked with curiosity.
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced that Turkey closed its airspace to Armenia.
After the announcement, many people began to wonder why.
The event that caused Turkey to close its airspace to Armenia took place in Yerevan.
The Armenian government has erected a monument to commemorate the terrorists who carried out bloody assassinations and murders against the Ottoman and Turkish Republics since the early 1900s.
There was an immediate reaction from Turkey to the provocative structure that was given the Nemesis Monument.
Türkiye strongly condemned the opening of the Nemesis Monument in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.
In the statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the following was noted: “We strongly condemn the opening of the ‘Nemesis Monument’ in Yerevan, which is dedicated to the perpetrators of the assassinations against Ottoman political and military leaders, as well as Azerbaijani officials of the period and even some Ottoman citizens of Armenian origin. The opening of this shameful monument glorifies a bloody act of terror that led to heinous terrorist attacks in which 31 of our diplomats and their family members were murdered. Such provocative steps, which are incompatible with the spirit of the normalization process between Turkey and Armenia, will in no way contribute to the efforts to establish lasting and sustainable peace and stability in the region, on the contrary, they will negatively affect the normalization process.
After Türkiye’s condemnation statement, it decided to impose sanctions on Armenia.
Reacting to the monument provocation in Armenia, Çavuşoğlu said, “It is not possible for me to accept this.” “We have added Armenia’s flights to 3rd countries,” he said. said.
14:10, 6 May 2023
YEREVAN, MAY 6, ARMENPRESS. NATO referred to the negotiations held in Washington between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, ARMENPRESS reports, Javier Colomina, the NATO Secretary General’s special representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia, wrote on his Twitter page.
“It is nice to hear that after 4 days of constructive engagement between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington, tangible progress has been made towards a lasting peace agreement,” Kolomina noted.
He emphasized that negotiations and dialogue are the only way.
“NATO supports the normalization of relations between our partners Armenia and Azerbaijan,” Javier Colomina concluded.
21:50, 4 May 2023
YEREVAN, MAY 4, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament Markéta Pekarová Adamová, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister.
The interlocutors emphasized the steps aimed at the further development and expansion of cooperation between the parliamentarians of the two countries, as well as aimed at cooperation in international structures. Markéta Pekarová Adamová informed that she plans to visit Armenia in the near future accompanied by the MPs of the bilateral friendship group.
Prime Minister Pashinyan welcomed the initiative and added that Armenia is interested in expanding ties with the Czech Republic in various directions.
At the meeting, reference was made to the processes taking place in the South Caucasus, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno Karabakh resulted by the illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the activities of the European Union’s civilian mission in Armenia and other topics.
The following announcement was provided by Mosesian Center for the Arts:
The Mosesian Center for the Arts will hold its annual fundraising benefit on Wednesday, May 24. Themed MOVING FORWARD, this year’s event will celebrate Mosesian Arts’ strides toward becoming a regional destination for the performing and visual arts.
Honorees of the evening’s Mosesian Awards are internationally acclaimed Sayat Nova Dance Company, moving culture forward throughout the world, and local arts hero Barbara Epstein, who as first president of the Board of Directors helped put the wheels in motion for an arts center at the Arsenal. The ensembles of Sayat Nova Dance Company will perform, along with cast members of Mosesian Arts’ upcoming Watertown Children’s Theatre production of Singin’ in the Rain Jr. Tickets include international hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, awards and entertainment on the main stage, and a selection of desserts. Guests will also be among the first to see the accompanying gallery exhibition, Flow: Art Inspired by Movement & Sound.
According to Executive Director Darren Farrington, the theme MOVING FORWARD represents a determination to emerge from the public health and social and economic challenges of the past three years. “The arts community spent the first couple of years of the pandemic waiting to return to operations as they were before March 2020. After being reopened for over a year now, however, we see changes in audiences, in artists, and in the world, and we know that we can never go back to ‘before.’ The only path from here is ‘moving forward.’” To support the arts center’s path forward, event proceeds will support exceptional programs in visual and performing arts education, including Watertown Children’s Theatre; free art exhibitions, artist talks, and opening receptions in newly expanded galleries; and diverse events on MCA’s stages and in the community, including opportunities and access to the arts for older adults “Aging Creatively,” and American Sign Language (ASL) Storytime programs free of charge to libraries throughout Greater Boston and MetroWest.
The Mosesian Awards to be given at the event recognize individuals and organizations that exemplify the overarching commitment to the arts and this community shown by Charles Mosesian, an early major donor to the arts center.
Sayat Nova Dance Company, receiving the Mosesian Award for the Arts, preserves and promotes the Armenian culture through the art of dance. The company seeks to foster an atmosphere of friendship among individuals sharing the pride and indomitable spirit of the Armenian people, while educating multicultural awareness within all ethnic communities worldwide. Founded in 1986, they began a journey of bringing talented individuals together from all ages and backgrounds to join in bringing Armenian folk dance to life. The group performs extensively throughout the United States and Canada, as well as in Armenia, with each dance symbolizing the livelihood, the aspirations, the legends, the celebration of life, and appreciation of beauty.
Barbara Epstein, receiving the Mosesian Community Award, has worked to elevate and celebrate the arts throughout her 37 years in Watertown. She has been a member of the Watertown Cultural Council, enrichment coordinator for the Watertown elementary and middle schools, and president of the founding board that dreamed and launched the Mosesian Center for the Arts. She and a small ad hoc group instigated the master planning process that led to the establishment of the Watertown Public Arts and Culture Committee. YardArt, conceived during the 2020 pandemic, was her most recent project to harness art to strengthen community and honor the creativity within all of us.
Individual tickets and sponsorship packages are available at www.mosesianarts.org. The reception begins at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, May 24. Awards and entertainment will begin at 7:15 PM.
The Mosesian Center for the Arts is located at 321 Arsenal Street in Watertown, Massachusetts on the Arsenal on the Charles Campus. The venue is easily accessible from I-95/128, Routes 9, 16, 20, and 90 (Mass Pike), and the MBTA. See the “Getting Here” page on the venue’s website for detailed directions from various points and for information on free parking.
https://www.watertownmanews.com/2023/05/02/mosesian-center-for-the-arts-benefit-honoring-armenian-dance-company-longtime-supporter-of-the-arts/
Yerevan /Mediamax/. Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, Colonel General Alexander Lentsov has been appointed commander of Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh.
This is said in the bulletin of the Russian Defense Ministry about the activity of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.
Mediamax notes that Alexander Lentsov became the fifth commander of the Russian contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh since the deployment of peacekeepers in November 2020.
The first commander was Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov, followed by Major General Mikhail Kosobokov, Lieutenant General Gennady Anashkin and Major General Andrei Volkov.