Category: 2020

Azerbaijani forces suffered ‘serious losses’ in battle with Armenian military: Russian media

Lilit Nahapetian
AMN Al-Masdar News
By News Desk
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2020-07-13

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – The Armenian military beat back an assault that was launched by the Azerbaijani forces along the border on Sunday.

According to the Russian-language Avia.Pro publication, the Armenian military inflicted heavy losses in the ranks of the Azerbaijani army, while the former suffered little-to-no casualties.

“A day earlier, a military conflict occurred on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan, resulting in very serious losses for the Azerbaijani side. It is known about the destruction of a bus with the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, a downed drone and damaged armored vehicles, which illegally entered the territory of Armenia, while there are no losses from the Armenian military,” Avia.Pro said.

The Russian publication said the Azerbaijani army tried to move their forces into Armenian territory, but were once again forced to abandon the attempt.

“Despite the fact that the unleashing of a full-fledged military conflict between the two sides was avoided, this morning the Azerbaijani military made several new attempts to illegally transfer its militarized units to the territory of a neighboring state, however, the Armenian Armed Forces gave another adequate response, which does not exclude the growth of tension in the region,” Avia.Pro reported.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense has not commented on these claims; however, they did state on Sunday that there were clashes with the Armenian military, which resulted in casualties on both sides.

Azerbaijan and Turkey must respect the aspirations of the Armenian people of Nagorno Karabakh – Sen. Markey

Garnik Tadevosian
Public Radio of Armenia

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Senator Ed Markey has offered support to Armenia.

“I stand with Armenia as they protect their territorial integrity,” he said in a Twitter post.

“Azerbaijan and Turkey must respect the Armenian/Azeri border, respect the aspirations of the Armenian people of Nagorno Karabakh, and should deescalate this conflict immediately,” the Senator added.

Movement of Azerbaijani tanks curtailed by Armenian fire

Maghakian Mike
Public Radio of Armenia

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At night, enemy tank movement was observed from combat positions of the Armenian Armed Forces, Spokesperson for the Armenian Ministry of Defense Shushan Stepanyan informs.

 The movement was curtailed by fire from the Armenian side, she said.

“The situation on the border is relatively calm at this moment,” Stepanyan said, promising an interesting footage shortly.

WHO-backed medical team arrives in Armenia from Italy to support Armenian healthcare system

Emil Lazarian
Panorama, Armenia

11 medical workers have arrived in Armenia from Italy to support the Armenian healthcare system within the framework of the humanitarian mission, WHO Country Office in Armenia reports.

The medical workers arrived in Armenia within the framework of the cooperation between the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health. Deployment of the Regione Piemonte EMT has been facilitated through the European Civil Protection Mechanism.For more than a week they have been working in Armenian hospitals where patients with Covid-19 diagnosis receive treatment.

Besides directly treating severe cases, Italian specialists,led by doctor Mario Raviolo, are providing trainings to the local health professionals on various subjects ranging from treatment of COVID-19 associated health complications, to infection prevention and control measures and COVID-19 diagnostics.

“The team of Italian medical workers is classified by WHO as a member of the Emergency Medical Team (EMT) initiative which is aimed at establishing a global network of pre-qualified emergency medical teams capable of providing medical assistance during emergencies. WHO classification of the team means it has been accredited as compliant with the international WHO standards of being capable of directly treating patients,” noted Egor Zaitsev, Head of the WHO Country Office in Armenia.

The team will be intensively working in Armenia for three weeks, and then will continue to support Armenian frontline healthcare workers with trainings and professional advice.

The Italian doctors have been followed by their German and Polish counterparts, who have expressed readiness to support Armenia in response to the WHO’s global call.

The CSTO Secretariat calls for immediate restoration of the ceasefire regime

Hagop Kamalian
Panorama, Armenia

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretariat expresses serious concern over the aggravation of the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border that arose on July 12, the organization’s Secretariat said in a released statement on Tuesday.

“The current situation does not contribute to the normalization of the situation on the border of the two neighboring states, one of which is the Republic of Armenia. The Republic is a member state of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The situation indicates a violation of the agreements of ceasefire reached at the leadership level of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan,” the statement said.

The statement next called for the need for an immediate restoration of the ceasefire regime in the CSTO responsibility zone and urged the sides
to seek settlement of conflict situations only through peaceful negotiations and to refrain from acts of provocation in order to prevent escalation of tension.

Azerbaijani fire kills two Armenian contract servicemen

Emil Lazarian
Panorama, Armenia

Two contract servicemen of the Armenian Armed Forces have been killed by Azerbaijani fire on the northeastern direction of the state border, the country’s defense ministry reported on Tuesday, identifying the victims as  Junior Sergeants Smbat Gabrielyan and Grisha Matevosyan.

The ministry said it shares the heavy grief of the loss, extending its condolences to the family and fellow servicemen of the deceased. 

As reported earlier, two Armenian servicemen were killed in the cross-border shooting in the northeastern section of the border in the morning of July 14.The deceased soldiers were identified as Major Garush Hambardzumyan and Captain Sos Elbakyan.

Foreign Ministry: Iran’s stance on Karabakh remains unchanged

Kalantarian Kevo
Panorama, Armenia

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said that the country’s stance on the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh concerning Armenia and Azerbaijan has not changed at all, according to the official IRNA news agency.

“Our stance regarding [the settlement of] the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Karabakh region has not changed at all,” he said.

Stressing the need to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries and use the peaceful means to settle disputes, Mousavi added: “We believe these two neighboring countries should resolve their disputes peacefully and the Islamic Republic of Iran has always announced its readiness to help resolve the issue.”

Azerbaijani forces place artillery batteries around civilian neighborhoods

Arpi Talalian
Panorama, Armenia

Razminfo news outlet released satellite images of Dondar-Kushchu village in Azerbaijani Tovuz region located 10 km away from the borderline.

The images depict artillery batteries placed around the civilian neighborhoods.

“The Azerbaijani side has surrounded own population with artillery batteries, exposing them to targets and complain that the Armenian Armed Forces shell in that direction,” the source said.

Seyran Ohanyan: Our Armed Forces fulfill the tasks set before them on a high level

Hunanian Jack
Panorama, Armenia

“The Armenian Armed Forces fulfill the tasks set before them on a high level,” former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan told RFE/RL’s Armenian Service on Tuesday. In Ohanyan’s words, the ongoing military actions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border are local clashes.

“Our Armed Forces, the society should be ready. These local clashes always have consequences. Got forbid this will not lead to full scale war and i see there no grounds and prerequisites for large scale war military actions,” the former defense minister noted.

Ohanyan next expressed confidence in the Armed Forces of Armenia and the Artsakh Defense Army are ready for not only defense but also preemptive, punitive and compelling actions.