Category: 2020

A resident of Armenia’s resort town of Jermuk, activist Shirak Buniatyan is warning of possible bloodshed over Amulsar gold mine exploitation.

“Sad but true. I believe that the developments around Amulsar are likely to end in bloodshed amid the tacit connivance of the government …” he said on Facebook.

Also, the activist reprimanded lawmakers for their failure to stand by the defenders of Amulsar.

His comments came after clashes erupted between police and the activists opposing Amulsar gold mine operation on Monday evening, as a result of which around 10 citizens were detained and later released.

Buniatyan shared a video of the clashes on his Facebook page.

Turkey and Azerbaijan will start joint large-scale military exercises on Wednesday. The exercises will involve military personnel, armored vehicles, artillery mounts and mortars, as well as military aviation and air defense equipment of the two countries’ armies, Ermenihaber reported.

According to the plan, exercises involving the ground forces of the two countries will be held in Baku and Nakhichevan from August 1 to 5, while separate drills involving the Turkish and Azerbaijani military aviation will be held in Baku, Nakhichevan, Ganja, Kurdamir and Yevlakh from July 29 to August 10.

Referring to the topic, the Turkish media report that the joint exercises are connected with the July fighting on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, adding that they are aimed at terrorizing Armenia.

A 34-year-old Armenian woman and her 5-year-old son were assaulted by two Turkish speaking men in Northeast Philadelphia, the United States, Region Monitor reported.

Their car was stopped at a red light when one man approached it and started ripping Armenian symbols and flags off the vehicle.

In the meantime, the other man was beating on the driver’s side door window threatening the woman and shouting at the other man to “remember this car.”

The woman was fortunately able to safely drive off, the source said.

Number of anti-Armenian demonstrations organised by Azeris were suppressed by Iranian authorities, Ermenihaber reports.

According to the source, protests were staged in front of the Armenian Embassy in Tehran and the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Tabriz. The Police and the officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps dispersed the demonstrations that were accompanied with anti-Armenian slogans and chants. At least 15 Azeris were detained, the source said.