Category: 2020

 15:47,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov considers unacceptable the attempts both in Armenia and abroad on questioning the trilateral statement signed over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, adding that this has been stated also during the meetings held in Armenia today.

Lavrov briefed the reporters on the Russian delegation’s visit to Yerevan, the meeting with Armenia’s leadership, stating that comprehensive discussions were held, they in particular talked about the issues relating to completely implementing the statement signed by the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, ensuring the operation of the Russian peacekeeping mission, and conducting humanitarian actions for assisting the civilian population.

“All accepted that this statement is the only mean for the settlement of the situation which was very tough several weeks ago. It was stated that all attempts both within the country and abroad on questioning that statement are unacceptable. And we affirmed our determination to do everything for the statement to continue being in force. Armenia’s leadership – the President, the Prime Minister, with whom we met, stated that this statement has helped to solve serious problems, to save lives, and they are committed to the further implementation of the agreement”, the Russian FM said, adding that they also discussed the bilateral issues.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 15:53,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan has sent a letter of condolences over the death of Rita Sargsyan, the spouse of the Third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, the Parliament told Armenpress.

“Mr. Sargsyan,

I learnt with pain about the untimely death of your spouse. Mrs. Rita Sargsyan has had a great investment in saving lives of many Armenian children, recovering the health condition of military disabled, as well as implemented important social programs. I extend my condolences to you, your family members and relatives”, reads the Speaker’s condolence letter.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 16:28,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. The German Left Party and the Green Party have submitted a bill to the Bundestag, proposing to impose an arms embargo on Turkey for its militaristic policy and human rights violations in the Eastern Mediterranean, Nagorno Karabakh, Libya and Syria, Deutsche Welle reports.

The proposal has been sent to the Federal Council on November 20. It’s expected to enter into the agenda of the Council for discussion in coming weeks. The bill proposes to suspend the export of all types of military equipment, weapons to Turkey, as well as to cancel the previously adopted contracts on export.

The parties stated that Ankara seeks to have modern weapons systems, aims at building a big and independence military industry. They noted that Turkey should not be provided with such an opportunity because it can lead to further destabilization of the situation in the region and serious consequences for the European countries.

According to Deutsche Welle, in 2018-2019 33 exports of military equipment were carried out to Turkey. German companies have sold military equipment and materials to Turkey worth nearly 12 million 800 thousand Euros, as a result of which Ankara managed to create a large butch of UAVs.

The party also stated that Greece has already proposed the EU to impose an arms embargo on Turkey, but that proposal was vetoed by Hungary, Germany, Italy, Spain and Malta.

Reporting by Sedrak Sargsyan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 15:34,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. The extended format meeting of the delegations of Armenia’s Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan and Defense Minister of Russia Sergei Shoigu was held at the Armenian defense ministry on November 21, the ministry told Armenpress.

A broad range of issues relating to the current situation around Nagorno Karabakh, the future actions and the Armenian-Russian military cooperation were discussed during the meeting.

Army General Sergei Shoigu congratulated Vagharshak Harutyunyan on appointment as Armenia’s Defense Minister.

The sides highly valued Russia’s role and efforts aimed at stabilizing the military-political situation in the region, as well as the process and effectiveness of the Russian peacekeeping mission in Artsakh in accordance with the November 10 statement signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. The Russian defense minister reported on the actions done so for in this direction and the future plans.

The Armenian and Russian defense ministers stressed the importance of work on finding and exchanging killed servicemen, prisoners of war and missing persons, as well as the work of the inter-agency humanitarian response center created in the territory of Nagorno Karabakh aimed at organizing the works of the return of refugees, restoration of civilian infrastructure, etc.

At the end of the meeting the Armenian and Russian defense ministers signed a package of documents regulating the framework of the actions of the Russian peacekeeping troops in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 16:15,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. The representatives of the Russian and Armenian governments discussed issues relating to conducting joint measures after the coronavirus-related restrictions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in Yerevan, presenting details from the visit.

“We have also talked about the ongoing bilateral activities, including the holding of the 20^th session of the inter-governmental commission on trade-economic cooperation, the Armenian-Russian inter-regional conference and other events after the end of the coronavirus-related restrictions, and also in the parliamentary and separate agencies directions”, FM Lavrov said.

The Russian governmental delegation led by FM Lavrov arrived in Armenia on November 21.

Reporting by Norayr Shoghikyan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 16:29,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. Head of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) Anna Popova sees both stabilization and decline in the cases of the novel coronavirus being confirmed in Armenia.

“I would like to state that today undoubtedly there are good achievements in Armenia after a big growth [of cases]. Today we see both stabilization and decline. Despite all the difficulties existing in Armenia, you, our dear colleagues, can achieve good results. They are obvious today”, Anna Popova said at the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Yerevan on November 21.

He highlighted the work of doctors, scientists and the high professionalism in Armenia.

Anna Popova informed that a big conference on COVID-19 is scheduled to take place in St. Petersburg in December and expressed hope that it will also be attended by the Armenian colleagues.

Reporting by Anna Grigoryan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 16:48,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expects that UNESCO will be more active in preserving the cultural monuments in and around Nagorno Karabakh, than it was in Syria’s Aleppo and Palmyra.

“Yesterday I had a thorough talk with the UNESCO Director General, proposing to more actively deal with the preservation of cultural, civilizational religious heritage in and around Nagorno Karabakh, which would be an important investment for the reconciliation of the nations and the establishment of peace in that region. We expect that the UNESCO will show more activeness there than it had in Syria, firstly in preserving the cultural sites in Aleppo and Palmyra”, Lavrov told reporters in Yerevan.

The Russian FM stated that in order to implement the agreements signed by the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, it is necessary to unite the support of the international community and organizations.

“The International Committee of Red Cross is already working actively here. We are interested that the UN agencies will also come up with a respective initiative. We have received the appeal of the UN Secretary-General on this. There is also an appeal by the High Commissioner for Refugees”, Lavrov said.

The Russian governmental delegation led by FM Lavrov arrived in Armenia on November 21.

Reporting by Norayr Shoghikyan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 17:11,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. The leadership of Armenia has reaffirmed the direction of deepening and developing the allied relations with Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in Yerevan.

“The leadership of Armenia has reaffirmed the direction of developing and deepening the allied relations with Russia. We assess our visit as a confirmation of the support of the Russian President to the efforts aimed at ensuring the public’s stability in Armenia, and as a demonstration of our support to the direction that the leadership of Armenia – the Prime Minister, the President, support to maintain the November 9 statement which allowed to stop the bloodshed and start the peace processes”, the Russian FM said.

The Russian governmental delegation led by FM Lavrov arrived in Armenia on November 21.

Reporting by Norayr Shoghikyan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 17:57,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. Ombudsmen of Armenia and Artsakh Arman Tatoyan and Artak Beglaryan have finished the 4th closed report on atrocities committed by the Azerbaijani armed forces against captured ethnic Armenians and corpses in the period from November 4 to 18, Ombudsman Tatoyan said on Facebook.

“We have finished the 4th closed report on atrocities committed by the Azerbaijani armed forces against captured ethnic Armenians and corpses. It is the 4th report covering only torture and cruelty and refers to the period from November 4-18. We have already started preparation of the 5th report.

This report provides concrete evidence of all atrocities and war crimes committed by the Azerbaijani armed forces. All these were committed only because people were ethnic Armenians. These are the result of the Azerbaijani state supported policy of hate speech in Azerbaijan.

The report contains evidence and analysis confirming the Azerbaijani policy of ethnic cleansing and genocide through terroristic methods in Artsakh.

P.S. We do not publish the content of the report given the severity of atrocities and torture committed by Azerbaijan. It will be submitted to international bodies, as well as to relevant state bodies of Armenia”, the Ombudsman of Armenia said.

 17:07,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu is confident that the ceasefire regime in Nagorno Karabakh will be maintained also in the future, the minister said during the meeting with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and defense minister Zakir Hasanov in Baku on November 21, reports TASS.

“I think not so much time has passed from the historic statement signed by the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, but the peacekeeping forces are already stationed in 23 positions. Main highways are under control for ensuring the security in the Line of Contact. The process of return of refugees has started. Our work is giving results. The ceasefire is maintained now, and I am sure that it will be so also in the future”, the Russian defense minister said.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan