PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenia take on Liechtenstein in a UEFA Nations League match on Monday, November 19 .
The Armenians defeated Liechtenstein 2:1 in the first leg, but lost to Macedonia 2:0 and to Gibraltar 0:1.
On November 16, however, Chicago Fire’s forward Yura Movsisyan scored 4 times to help the Armenian side beat Gibraltar 6-2.
That leaves them 3 points behind Macedonia but with a better head to head.
PanARMENIAN.Net – 19-year-old Armenian skier Mikayel Mikayelyan was the first to cross the finish line among other U20 athletes in the men’s 10 km event of a cross-country tournament currently underway in Saariselkä, Finland.
Among all the 45 participants from eight countries, Mikayelyan came in the fifth after completing the race and collecting 79.12 points.
Meanwhile, Tadevos Poghosyan and Arman Matinyan, also representing Armenia, took the 12th and 29th positions, respectively.
Armenia’s Katya Galstyan from the women’s team came in the 23rd.
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 17
By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend:
By carrying out illegal activity in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, Armenia aims to preserve the status quo in the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Deputy Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev said.
He made the remarks Nov. 17 at an international conference entitled “Illegal activity in the occupied Azerbaijani territories and the responsibility of third parties” in Baku.
Hajiyev reminded that Armenia carries out illegal activity in the occupied Azerbaijani territories as part of the occupation and aggression policy conducted against Azerbaijan.
He said that this illegal activity is of purposeful and biased nature and is aimed at annexing the occupied lands.
“The illegal activity in the occupied Azerbaijani territories creates very serious problems in the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and that’s the purpose and intention of Armenia,” said Hajiyev.
He noted that the illegal activity in the occupied Azerbaijani territories is carried out in several directions.
“The first and one of the most important problems is that a purposeful settlement policy is carried out in these territories, that is, the demographic situation is purposefully being changed,” he said. “Secondly, natural resources, in particular mineral resources, are looted in the occupied territories, illegal and non-transparent financial and economic activities are carried out, money laundering is taking place.”
The illegal activity is associated with changes in infrastructure in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, including the operation of Azerbaijan’s telecommunications networks and the conduct of illegal telecommunications activities, changes in the cultural character of the occupied lands, looting, destruction of the material and cultural heritage belonging to the Azerbaijani people, as well as changing the features of the existing material, cultural and religious monuments by representing them as Armenian ones, he added.
“One type of illegal activity is propaganda of the occupied Azerbaijani territories as a tourism destination and organizing illegal visits to these territories,” he said. “Thus, such goals as encouraging and legitimizing the illegal regime created as a result of the occupation and aggression by Armenia are pursued.”
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, in 1992 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 17
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
France doesn’t recognize the illegal regime created in the occupied Azerbaijani territories and doesn’t maintain any relations with those who consider themselves the “leaders” of this regime, the French Foreign Ministry said in a message, RIA Novosti reported.
The ministry was commenting on the visit to France by “head” of the separatist entity created in the occupied Azerbaijani territories.
“As a co-chair country of the OSCE Minsk Group, France is working to find a peaceful and sustainable solution and impartially fulfills its mission of a mediator,” the message said.
On Nov. 15, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said that France’s constant double standards approach makes Azerbaijan reconsider its ties with that country.
“Bako Sahakyan’s visit to France, presenting himself as the “head” of the separatist regime established in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, is another unsuccessful attempt to encourage that puppet entity at the international level,” the Foreign Ministry said.
“France, which created conditions for that visit and accepted “representatives” of the illegal regime, by this step not only violates the spirit of bilateral relations and the signed agreements, but also demonstrates disregard for supremacy of norms and principles of international law and the undertaken obligations,” reads the statement.
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, in 1992 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
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Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 17
By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend:
Visits to a number of countries, in particular to the co-chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group, by people who present themselves as representatives of the illegal regime created in the occupied Azerbaijani territories are one of the constituent elements of illegal actions in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, Deputy Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev told reporters in Baku Nov. 17.
Hajiyev said that France is one of the co-chair countries, and the essence of the mediatory mission requires that a mediator country show balanced attitude and avoid taking biased steps.
“There are such phenomena as the twinning process of some French cities with occupied territories and cities of Azerbaijan, visits to France by people presenting themselves as leaders of the illegal regime,” Hajiyev noted. “We consider this to be incompatible with the commitments undertaken by France as a co-chair country of the OSCE Minsk Group, and this should be stopped.”
He said that in this context, Azerbaijan’s diplomatic mission will express the country’s serious discontent to the French side.
“The Azerbaijani community of the Nagorno-Karabakh region also expressed its attitude to this issue,” said Hajiyev. “If such a person as Bako Sahakyan visits France, equality should be ensured in relation to communities. If we consider the issue as part of the human rights, both communities are equal, thus, special treatment of one community and violation of the rights of the other community is gross violation of human rights. Therefore, if France and other countries want to contribute to the conflict’s settlement process, first of all, the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied Azerbaijani territories should be ensured and the right of IDPs to return to their homes should be guaranteed.”
He added that as part of this process, a dialogue between the Armenian and Azerbaijani communities of Nagorno-Karabakh region should be encouraged.
“Therefore, the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries and the world community in this direction would be useful,” he said.
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, in 1992 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 17
By Matanat Nasibova – Trend:
Armenia’s aggression policy causes great damage to Azerbaijan in all spheres, including the economic and environmental ones, Zakir Ibrahimov, chairman of the board of AzerGold CJSC, told Trend Nov. 17 on the sidelines of the international conference entitled “Illegal activity in the occupied Azerbaijani territories and the responsibility of third parties” in Baku.
He noted that a report was prepared regarding illegal activities in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, and was sent to the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office.
He said that the process initiated by AzerGold CJSC to bring to justice Armenian companies, individuals and officials, as well as foreign companies related to the production of non-ferrous metals and operating in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, particularly in Nagorno-Karabakh region, was continued by the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan.
“Non-ferrous metals [in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan] have been mined for more than a decade,” he noted. “The huge multimillion-dollar revenues of Armenian companies are registered in the so-called Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), this allows to carry out huge financial transfers to the budget of the so-called NKR, as well as to the budget of Armenia.”
That is, the Armenian budget receives tax revenues and financial contributions at the expense of the profits from the sale of precious metals from the occupied Azerbaijani territories, he added.
“Naturally, Armenia’s occupation policy, its aggression against Azerbaijan lies in the core of all this,” Ibrahimov stressed.
The investigation carried out by the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan revealed that managers of the Vallex Group, Base Metals, ACP, Lerna Metalurgiayi Institute, Teghout and other companies registered in Armenia and other countries, as well as individuals, repeatedly illegally crossed Azerbaijan’s state border from Armenia, and created facilities together with other persons in the occupied territories.
It was established that they also received illegal income from the extraction of a large quantity of gold and other non-ferrous metals at the fields in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan’s Kalbajar district, the fields of Zangilan, Tartar district and other fields.
During the investigation, using the high-definition imagery of the Azersky satellite of Azerkosmos OJSC and the geological survey data, the facts of conducting illegal mining operations at ore deposits located in Azerbaijan’s occupied territories were proved.
Regarding these facts, the Azerbaijani Prosecutor General’s Office launched a criminal case under articles 192.2.3 (illegal entrepreneurship) and 318.2 (illegal crossing of Azerbaijan’s state border).
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, in 1992 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 17
By Matanat Nasibova – Trend:
Azerbaijan’s Embassy in France has sent a note of protest to the country’s Foreign Ministry, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s acting spokeswoman Leyla Abdullayeva told reporters in Baku Nov. 17.
She was commenting on the visit to France by the “head” of the separatist entity created in the occupied Azerbaijani territories.
“In this regard, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry made a specific and categorical statement,” she said.
Abdullayeva noted that Azerbaijan assesses such a step by France, a country that is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, which created conditions for the visit of the “representative” of the illegal regime and for holding certain meetings there, as encouragement of the occupation regime.
“We believe that this step by France casts doubt on its objectivity and impartiality,” she added. “In this regard, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Paris handed over a note of protest to the French Foreign Ministry.”
On Nov. 15, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said that France’s constant double standards approach makes Azerbaijan reconsider its ties with that country.
“Bako Sahakyan’s visit to France, presenting himself as the “head” of the separatist regime established in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, is another unsuccessful attempt to encourage that puppet entity at the international level,” the Foreign Ministry said.
“France, which created conditions for that visit and accepted “representatives” of the illegal regime, by this step not only violates the spirit of bilateral relations and the signed agreements, but also demonstrates disregard for supremacy of norms and principles of international law and the undertaken obligations,” reads the statement.
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, in 1992 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 17
By Matanat Nasibova – Trend:
Armenia is barbarously exploiting natural resources in the occupied Azerbaijani territories and is causing environmental damage to these lands, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s acting spokeswoman Leyla Abdullayeva said.
She made the remarks Nov. 17 at an international conference entitled “Illegal activity in the occupied Azerbaijani territories and the responsibility of third parties” in Baku.
She noted that the illegal activities of Armenia in the occupied territories primarily violate the laws of Azerbaijan.
She said that at the same time, this fact is gross violation of the principles and norms of international law.
“As a result, these facts should be regarded as violation of the principle of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, as well as the requirements of the Geneva Convention,” she noted. “It is obvious that Armenia is trying by any means to continue occupying foreign territories and consolidate the status quo in order to further strengthen its military presence in Azerbaijani territories.”
Abdullayeva added that all these steps negatively affect the entire region.
“The resettlement policy of ethnic Armenians to occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region demonstrates the attempts of the Armenian side to change the demographic background in the territory of Azerbaijan, and this fact shouldn’t remain outside the attention of the international community,” she said. “The facts of settlement of Syrian Armenians in the occupied Azerbaijani territories are intended not only to improve the demographic situation of Armenia, but also to create real obstacles for the return to Nagorno-Karabakh of the Azerbaijanis expelled from their native land.”
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, in 1992 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 17
By Matanat Nasibova – Trend:
Armenia’s illegal activity in the occupied Azerbaijani territories is one of the main problems, and this issue should not only be discussed as part of events organized inside the country, but also abroad, Chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliament’s committee on international relations and inter-parliamentary ties Samad Seyidov said.
He made the remarks Nov. 17 at an international conference entitled “Illegal activity in the occupied Azerbaijani territories and the responsibility of third parties” in Baku.
He noted that periodically the Azerbaijani delegation raises this issue at the level of international structures in order to draw attention to the situation in the occupied territories.
“This issue has been submitted for discussion to the Council of Europe, and I think that it is necessary to hold conferences of the current level in international structures, in Europe and, possibly, with the participation of Azerbaijani MPs,” he said. “I consider it very important to hold a conference of such content in a multilateral format. This would be the most effective way to find mechanisms for solving this global problem, which is of great importance for Azerbaijan. In the current situation, it is necessary to provide detailed information based on real facts related to the illegal use of the occupied Azerbaijani territories by Armenia for enrichment purposes.”
He noted that the OSCE Minsk Group should pay special attention to this problem, the mission of which shouldn’t consist of idleness that it has shown all these years, but the maximum use of all instruments of pressure on the occupier country – Armenia.
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, in 1992 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
VERELQ presents the most notable publications of the Armenian press.
“time” the newspaper writes. “My step” bloc nominated a candidate for deputy in constituency No. 7 covering Aragatsotn marz Sergey Movsisyan is known as the manager of the night club – strip bar operating in Ashtarak city. At one time, Movsisyan participated in the elections as a tasovshik, securing votes for the PAP. It is difficult to understand what Movsisyan doesn’t like in his current job, that he decided to change it to the job of a deputy.”
“Publication” the newspaper writes. “Black humor is circulating in political circles. Samvel Aleksanyanto the groom: Koryun Nahapetyan “sacrificed” for Nikol PashinyanUnanswered: MP Hrach Hakobyan. According to our RPA sources, the husband of Aleksanyan’s sister, Koryun Nahapetyan, fought to be nominated until the last day, but Aleksanyan prevented it, because he was urged to work for “KP” candidates running from Malatia with a rating. Ararat Mirzoyan, Araik Harutyunyan and Hrach Hakobyan for By the way, Nahapetyan did not answer our calls yesterday, to be more precise, he was taking the microphone but not speaking. The rated candidate of the RPA in this constituency is Ararat Mkrtchyan, whose father, according to information, is an old member of the RPA.”
“Publication” the newspaper writes. ««Նիկոլ՝ վարչապետ» նախընտրական կարգախոսի «արտահոսքը» սոցիալական ցանցերում մեծ աղմուկ բարձրացրեց, եւ «ՔՊ»-ում որոշել են վերանայել այն։ The author of the slogan is a member of the “KP” board Alen Simonyan but almost everyone in “My Step”, unlike the active public, is delighted with that slogan and do not think that it belittles the role of the candidates and confirms the criticisms that “KP” candidates are zero without Nikol. Recall that the leakage Hrach Hakobyan was through But while Facebook was discussing the slogan, “CP” press spokesman Vahan Kostanyan announced that nothing has been decided yet.
“time” the newspaper writes. “President of PAP Gagik Tsarukyan will participate in the pre-election campaign of the party and will be in different cities of the republic. However, unlike the previous campaigns, this time the meetings will not be held in the squares, but in the halls. Tsarukyan assesses the situation quite adequately, realizing that it will no longer be possible to fill the squares.”
“time” the newspaper writes. “There is also no member of the National Assembly in the proportional list of PAP David Manukyan: The latter is the former RA ambassador to Ukraine Andranik Manukyan He is the son and president of PAP Gagik Tsarukyan son in law According to the initial agreement, Manukyan was to be nominated in the Kotayk marz, but for unknown reasons his name was removed from the list.”
“People” the newspaper writes. “On November 16, the Court of Cassation of the Republic of Armenia partially satisfied the former President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyanthe appeal of the RA General Prosecutor’s Office regarding changing the restraining order and re-arresting him on the charge of subverting the RA constitutional order. The issue of choosing his restraining order was addressed to the appellate criminal court, which on August 13 made a decision to change Kocharyan’s restraining order and release him. It became known to the newspaper that an interesting situation has arisen in this case in the RA Court of Appeal. During the investigation of the arrest of the second president, by a surprising coincidence, for the second time, the President of the RA Criminal Court of Appeal, Vazgen Rshtun, is absent from Armenia. It became known to us that for the purpose of language courses took a two-month vacation and went to London. And now Mkhitar Papoyan has to carry out the process of assigning the investigation of Kocharyan’s case to one of the judges of the criminal appeals court. Who will be charged with the case will become clear in the near future, but it will definitely not be Azaryan who freed Kocharyan.”
«people” the newspaper writes. “Demographically, Armenia is quite inferior to neighboring Azerbaijan. “Zhoghovurd” daily found out from the publications of the Statistical Committee that the population of Armenia has decreased in recent years. if in 2015 there were about 3 million people in Armenia, then in 2017 that number reached 2.9 million. As for neighboring Azerbaijan, their population in 2015 From 9.7 million to 9.9 million. Instead, Armenia took the lead in the number of births, and this despite the fact that the birth rate in Armenia is decreasing. RA also advanced in terms of GDP growth indicators. 2017 GDP growth was 7.5 percent, in Azerbaijan – 0.1 percent. The volumes of industrial products also increased in Armenia: in 2017 12.5 percent, and in Azerbaijan, on the contrary, there is a decline of 3.4 percent. Inflation was also high in Azerbaijan – 12.9 percent, while in Armenia – only 1 percent.”
“Publication” the newspaper writes. “The authorities are not going to have easy times. In addition to the pre-election debate, on the eve of December 9, on December 6, there will be a conference of heads of EAEU countries, where the question of the CSTO Secretary General will be discussed and decided. The next day, December 7, is the meeting between Mamedyarov and Mnatsakanyan in Milan. “The parties have not yet confirmed the fact of their participation in the meeting in Milan,” said our MFA source in response to the question whether the results of that meeting, as well as the election of the CSTO secretary, will affect the elections. “No way. An ongoing meeting will take place in Milan, and we are intensively negotiating with CSTO, the CSTO charter is being developed. I think it is beneficial for all member countries to ensure continuity in cases of force majeure, that is, the country taking over the secretariat should finish its term.” By the way, according to our information, a foreign minister is expected at the end of November Zohrab Mnatsakanyan the press conference. Let’s remind that, unlike the rest of the ministers, he did not give a summary of his 100 days, now he has decided to do “two in one”. Within the framework of the topic, one more nuance. A group of foreign policy makers decided to “break” the failures in the issue of the CSTO Secretary to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs working in that direction. Shavarsh Kocharyan and make him a scapegoat. They are talking about the fact that he can say goodbye to his position, as if he did not warn in time, did not negotiate well, and, in general, the fault of losing the position of secretary is on his shoulders.