13:13, 6 November, 2020
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. The Turkish intelligence agency is participating in the ongoing developments in Nagorno Karabakh, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia Sergey Naryshkin told RIA Novosti.
“The Turkish intelligence is participating in the ongoing developments in Nagorno Karabakh. Russia’s foreign intelligence service feels this and sees separate elements of the work,” he said.
Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan
13:23, 6 November, 2020
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Russia over the past 24 hours has increased by 20,582, a record high nationwide since the beginning of the pandemic. The total number of the infections has reached 1,733,440, TASS reports citing the anti-coronavirus crisis center.
According to the crisis center, the relative daily growth has increased to 1.2%.
The lowest daily growth rates were registered in the Republic of Dagestan, the Chuvash Republic (0.6% each), in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region, the Moscow Region, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Sverdlovsk Region (0.7% each), in Karachay-Cherkessia, the Republic of Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, the Republic of Mari El, Mordovia and the Krasnodar Region (0.8% each).
Some 1,171 new cases over the past 24 hours were detected in St. Petersburg, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, 605 – in the Moscow Region, 431 cases – in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, 369 – in the Arkhangelsk Region, and 317 cases were detected in the Krasnodar Region.
In all, currently there are 407,429 cases of the COVID-19 infection in Russia.
13:36, 6 November, 2020
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. The Air Defense forces of the Artsakh Defense Army shot down an Azerbaijani UAV around 11:30 on November 6 in the south-eastern direction, Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said.
The Azeri military has lost a total of 257 UAVs during the hostilities.
Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan
13:30, 6 November, 2020
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Turkey’s national public broadcaster TRT has unsurprisingly fired the journalist who was the author of the “Azerbaijan attacks the peaceful population” headline.
Mehmet Karaca, en editor at TRT, apologized for what he called “this negligent step of mine caused trouble for my television company.”
On November 5, while broadcasting a live report on the Azerbaijani attacks on Artsakh, TRT presented the “Azerbaijan attacks the peaceful population” headline.
Since Turkey is a staunch supporter of Azerbaijan in its attacks on Artsakh, they are also engaged in heavy disinformation campaigns trying to conceal the truth from the public and speaking the truth is unacceptable. Therefore, the headline – despite not containing any false information, was deemed to be a blunder and even caused much discussion online and in the press. Some Turkish viewers even went as far as calling it TRT’s “latest embarrassment”.
Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani forces continue intense bombardments of towns and cities in Artsakh. Overnight November 5-6, Stepanakert City and the town of Shushi were heavily bombarded, with 3 civilian killed in the capital.
Reporting by Sedrak Sargsyan; Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan
14:29, 6 November, 2020
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. During the session of the CIS Council of Heads of Government, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan accused Azerbaijan in committing military crimes in Nagorno Karabakh with the support of Turkey, reports TASS.
“Currently the aggression against Nagorno Karabakh continues. Moreover, it is being carried out by the direct military-political support of Turkey and involvement of terrorists from Syria and Libya. The Azerbaijani forces are using the methods of terrorist groups, such as tortures, shootings and beheadings of prisoners of war, encroachments on bodies of those killed. There are a number of military crimes on the conscience of the Azerbaijani leadership”, the Armenian deputy PM said.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
14:49, 6 November, 2020
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Member of the German Bundestag from The Left Party Sevim Dağdelen has urged to suspend the activity of the Turkish ultra-nationalist “Gray Wolves” group in Germany.
“The Federal Government has to immediately follow France’s example and ban the Federation of Associations of Turkish Democratic Idealists (ADÜTDF), which is the umbrella organization of the Gray Wolves in this country”, MP Sevim Dağdelen said.
Dağdelen said they push Germany into polarization and division with provocations against Kurds, Armenians, Alevis, Greeks and Jews.
ADÜTDF is an extremist rightest organization, having nearly 7,000 members according to various estimates.
“The Gray Wolves, together with the right-wing Turkish party – the Nationalist Movement, have close links with the circle of terrorist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. There should be zero tolerance for Islamist and fascist organizations in our country. For that purpose we need to follow France’s example”, Sevim Dağdelen said.
On November 4, 2020, French Minister of Interior Gérald Darmanin announced that France has officially banned the activity of Gray Wolves.
Reporting by Hermine Minasyan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
15:16, 6 November, 2020
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. The City Council of San Sebastián, Basque Country, adopted a declaration expressing solidarity to the Republic of Artsakh and the Armenian people, the Embassy of Armenia in Spain said.
“The City Council is calling upon Azerbaijan to stop the military aggression and is reaffirming that the conflict’s resolution should take place through negotiations – with the direct participation of the representatives of Artsakh and based on the free _expression_ of will of its citizens.”
Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan
15:39, 6 November, 2020
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. During the session of the CIS Council of Heads of Government, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan has reaffirmed that the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship is the only format for the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the Armenian government reports.
“As for the statements of the Azerbaijani side I want to remind that the only format for the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, having the mandate of the international community, is the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship, in the form of Russia, France and the United States”, the deputy PM said.
He informed the session participants that Azerbaijan is shelling and bombarding all civilian settlements of Artsakh, including the capital Stepanakert and second largest city Shushi, the civilian infrastructure, medical facilities, schools, kindergartens, educational-cultural and religious monuments.
“Despite the calls of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, leaders of numerous countries and international leading organizations, Azerbaijan has repeatedly violated and continues violating the agreements on ceasefire”, the Armenian deputy PM added.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
15:17, 6 November, 2020
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian held today a farewell meeting with Ambassador of Italy Vincenzo del Monaco, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.
The President highly valued the activity of Ambassador Vincenzo del Monaco and thanked for his efforts and personal contribution to the development and deepening of the Armenian-Italian relations.
During the meeting the officials discussed the military aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan and Turkey against Artsakh. The sides stated that the Nagorno Karabakh has no military solution and its settlement is possible only through negotiations.
The meeting also touched the current level and development potential of the Armenian-Italian relations. They stated that the historical and cultural ties between the two friendly peoples are a good base for further intensifying the relations.
The Italian Ambassador thanked President Sarkissian for the great contribution in the bilateral relations. “I regret a lot that I have to leave Armenia when there are many sufferings and human losses, when the war is so close. I take with me your friendship, the Armenian trace of wonderful people”, he said.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
16:37, 6 November, 2020
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. The European Union extended by one year the sanctions against Turkey for the unauthorized drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean and threatened to impose fresh sanctions.
“The Council today adopted a decision extending for one year, until 12 November 2021, the existing framework for restrictive measures in response to Turkey’s unauthorized drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean”, the Council of the European Union said.
“The European Union will therefore maintain its ability to impose targeted restrictive measures on persons or entities responsible for or involved in unauthorized drilling activities of hydrocarbons in the Eastern Mediterranean. The sanctions consist of a travel ban to the EU and an asset freeze for persons, and an asset freeze for entities. In addition, EU persons and entities are forbidden from making funds available to those listed. Currently two individuals are subject to sanctions.”
Editing by Stepan Kocharyan