Category: 2020

 12:45, 5 November, 2020

STEPANAKERT, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani forces launched an offensive attempt in the eastern direction of the frontline with Artsakh at around 10:30, with the use of armored vehicles, the Defense Ministry of Artsakh said.

“As a result of professional actions of the Defense Army units and reserve forces, the adversary has been pushed back leaving 1 armored vehicle, 1 truck and a large amount of manpower in the battlefield. The operative situation is under the control of the Defense Army”, the statement says.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 12:46, 5 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan slammed Azerbaijan for being unable to be responsible and consistent in implementing their agreement on a humanitarian ceasefire.

“For three times now, the leaders of the three [OSCE MG] Co-Chairing countries had their direct contribution for achieving a ceasefire, for three times Armenia ensured this agreement in a most serious manner, and for three times Azerbaijan violated this agreement. Probably Azerbaijan was guided by another actor, Turkey. We have a situation when Azerbaijan is unable to be responsible and consistent in implementing its own agreement,” Mnatsakanyan said. 

He said Armenia will continue working in the direction of achieving a ceasefire.

“One of the important issues is the introduction of verification systems which will enable to implement this function more effectively. In this context works are also underway today, we need to achieve this,” he said.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 13:16, 5 November, 2020

SHUSHI, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan visited the troops in the town of Shushi on November 5, and discussed the strategy of fighting off the heavy attacks by Azerbaijani forces.

“The defensive fortifications created jointly by our professional soldiers and volunteer troops and the decisiveness of our men give us hope that all possible efforts are made for keeping [Shushi] invincible,” the Artsakh President said.

“With its spiritual and cultural values and traditions, Shushi is our greatest legacy which we inherited from our ancestors, and we must pass it on to our generations with the same Armenian spirit.”

President Harutyunyan expressed special gratitude to Colonel-General Seyran Ohanyan, whom he called “a devoted son of the Armenian nation”. In photos released by the presidency, Ohanyan is seen briefing the president on the defensive operations. The Armenian Deputy PM Tigran Avinyan is also with the Artsakh president.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 13:46, 5 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s foreign ministry is in constant touch with the EU partners over the matters relating to the recognition of the independence of Artsakh, the right of the Artsakh people to self-determination, Deputy Foreign Minister Avet Adonts said during the joint session of the parliamentary standing committees on November 5.

“We are in daily touch with our European partners and are working in several directions, starting from the recognition of the independence of Artsakh or the Artsakh people’s right to self-determination. The remaining points relate to sanctions and the humanitarian aid which must be very targeted and concerns our displaced compatriots whose number is quite high”, he said.

The deputy FM said these days there are many European cities that recognize the independence of Artskah, which, according to him, is a very important step for ensuring the future developments in this context.

“The independence of Artsakh is recognized in states at the local self-government level. We consider this a very important step to ensure the future developments. There are preliminary agreements, quite serious discussions for conducting qualitatively higher acts”, the deputy FM added.

Reporting by Norayr Shoghikyan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 13:40, 5 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. Italy, Spain and Portugal have not notified yet the secretariat of the European Union about the completion of ratification process of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Armenian deputy foreign minister Avet Adonts said at the joint session of the parliamentary standing committees, stating that these three countries have already completed the internal procedures necessary for the ratification.

“All 27 member states of the EU have completed the ratification process, but there are still three countries – Spain, Italy and Portugal, which have not yet officially notified the EU secretariat about the completion of the ratification process”, he said.

The deputy minister noted that when these countries notify the secretariat, the EU will acknowledge that the ratification process is over.

“After that, the remaining 20% will be added to the 80% of the agreement which is being implemented now. We have already presented our European colleagues how we are going to implement that 20%”, the deputy FM said.

Armenia and the European Union signed the CEPA in Brussels on November 24, 2017.

Reporting by Norayr Shoghikyan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 14:18, 5 November, 2020

STEPANAKERT, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan signed a decree on posthumously awarding police officers with Medal of Courage who were fallen while defending the border of Artsakh from the Azerbaijani large-scale military operations, the Police of Artsakh told Armenpress.

The following police officers have been awarded posthumously:

Gagik Petrosyan

Garik Dolukhanyan

Arsen Harutyunyan

Tigran Petrosyan

Gevorg Kirakosyan

Benik Hambardzumyan

Hrayr Danielyan

Aren Asryan

Shirak Hambardzumyan

Igor Poghosyan

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 15:28, 5 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. Member of Congress of Deputies of Spain Jon Inarritu calls on the international community to take immediate steps to prevent the new genocide being committed by Azerbaijan and Turkey in Artsakh.

“We are currently in front of the hospital in Stepanakert. It has been targeted this week, civilians and civilian infrastructure have also been targeted. The international community should take immediate steps to prevent the implementation of new genocide by Azerbaijan”, Jon Inarritu said in a video shot in Artsakh’s capital Stepanakert.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 15:58, 5 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. The municipalities of Drena and Bleggio Superiore in Italy’s Trentino have officially recognized Artsakh as an independent country, the Armenian Embassy in Italy said.

“We thank the municipalities of Drena and Bleggio Superiore for recognizing the independence of the Republic of Artsakh,” the embassy said.

Earlier the independence of Artsakh was officially recognized also by the Regional Council of Lombardy and the cities of Milan, Asolo, Palermo and Cerchiara di Calabria.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 16:11, 5 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani military death toll has increased by 135 in one day and reached 7290.

The Armenian Unified Infocenter said the Azeri military also lost an additional 5 UAVs and 26 units of armored equipment.

The total materiel losses of the Azeri side since their attacks on Artsakh began are: 257 UAVs, 16 helicopters, 25 warplanes, 723 armored equipment and 6 TOS launchers.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 16:14, 5 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. A number of deputies of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic, expressed their support and solidarity with the Armenian people, condemning the aggressive artillery shelling and the use of prohibited weapons against the peaceful Armenian population and civilian objects in Stepanakert and other parts of Nagorno-Karabakh. The deputies condemned the involvement of members of terrorist organizations and Turkey in the conflict, and stressed their support for the provision of humanitarian aid to the peaceful population of Nagorno-Karabakh, Head of the Armenia-Czech Republic parliamentary friendship group Gayane Abrahamyan said on Facebook, posting the text of the statement.

“We, the undersigned deputies of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament, acknowledging that the Armenian people are the heirs of the first Christian kingdom that was often threatened by foreign enemies, recalling the 2017 resolution of the Chamber of Deputies on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, express our support and solidarity.

In regard with the resumption of the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh initiated by the Azerbaijani army in late September and the double violation of the ceasefire regime between the two warring parties we

-condemn the aggressive artillery and air strikes, including the use of prohibited weapons against the Armenian population and civilian facilities in Stepanakert and other parts of Nagorno-Karabakh;

-feel that the current situation is disastrous and could become one of the biggest humanitarian catastrophes in recent years;

-understand that the involvement of members of the “Islamic State” or other terrorist organizations will endanger the security of the whole world;

-do not agree with Turkey’s involvement in this conflict, as it could destabilize the situation in the entire Caucasus region; and we call upon the Turkish government to stop its military involvement in the conflict;

-call on all parties of the conflict to cease hostilities, to abide by ceasefire agreements, and to make dignified burial possible;

ask all actors to return to the ceasefire and peaceful negotiations, which will allow to find an effective, lasting solution to the mutual disputes;

-fully support the urgent need for humanitarian assistance to the civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh;

-ask the Czech Government to be guided by the spirit of the above principles in the European Union, the UN and other international organizations”.

Gayane Abrahamyan expressed her sincere and heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Marek Benda, Chairman of the Armenian-Czech Republic Friendship Group, and all the other Deputies for their support and solidarity.