Category: 2021

Armenian President congratulates King Abdullah II of Jordan on birthday

Arpi Talalian

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 12:25,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian sent a congratulatory message to King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on his birthday, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.

President Sarkissian noted in particular that Armenia and Jordan have mutual interests and great prospects for cooperation. The recent meetings and fruitful discussions outline new ways of developing the existing relations between the two countries.

The President of Armenia expressed confidence that the agreements reached due to constructive discussions on bilateral, regional and international issues will come to life in the near future.

President Sarkissian wished good health and plenty of success to the King of Jordan.

Lebanese leadership condemns violence after Tripoli unrest

Arbi Tashjian

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 14:00,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister and its president on Friday condemned overnight violence in the city of Tripoli, where protesters angry over a strict lockdown clashed with security forces and set the municipality building on fire, Reuters reports.

Thursday was the fourth straight night of unrest in one of Lebanon’s poorest cities, after the Beirut government imposed a 24-hour curfew to curb a surge in the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 2,500 people and compounded an economic crisis.

“The criminals who set the municipality on fire and attempted to burn the court…represent a black hatred for Tripoli,” Prime Minister Hassan Diab said in a statement.

“The challenge now is in defeating these criminals by arresting them one by one and referring them to the judicial system.” President Michel Aoun also condemned the violence.

Criminal case filed on committing murder attempt against Lt. General Jalal Harutyunyan

Elizabeth Jabejian

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 15:04,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. Criminal case has been filed for committing murder attempt against former defense minister of Artsakh, former commander of the Defense Army, Lieutenant-General Jalal Harutyunyan, Head of the PR department at the Office of the Prosecutor General of Armenia Arevik Khachatryan told Armenpress.

She added that the investigation continues. Jalal Harutyunyan has been questioned.

Spokesperson of the Investigative Committee of Armenia Rima Yeganyan stated that according to the aforementioned criminal case Jalal Harutyunyan has been recognized as a victim and has been questioned.

“As for the claim according to which Azerbaijan could not have known about his movement on its own, the victim didn’t provide such information to the body conducting the proceedings during the questioning”, she said.

Jalal Harutyunyan has been wounded in action in a military position.

On October 27, 2020, he was relieved from the position of Defense Minister of Artsakh.

President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan awarded Jalal Harutyunyan with the Hero of Artsakh title.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Air temperature to rise in Armenia by 5-6 degrees

Manouk Vasilian

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 15:14,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. Precipitation is forecast in separate regions of Armenia on January 31, however today, on January 30, the precipitation will stop after the daytime, the ministry of emergency situations reports.

No precipitation is expected on February 1-4.

Air temperature will gradually rise by 5-6 degrees on February 1-3.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Iranian Foreign Minister visits Nakhichevan

Badalian Vardan

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 15:21,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has visited the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic to hold talks with its senior officials on various issues, including bilateral relations, IRNA reports.

Upon his arrival there, Zarif said that at the end of his trip to five countries [Armenia, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey] in the region, he is visiting the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic to discuss transit facilities and cooperation conditions in the region in the wake of the Nagorno Karabakh War.

No incidents recorded along Armenian-Azerbaijani border – defense ministry

Chmshkian Vicken

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 16:48,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. A stable operational situation with no incidents has been maintained along the Armenian-Azerbaijani line of contact of the Armenian state border overnight January 29-30, the Defense Ministry of Armenia told Armenpress.

According to the information provided by the Armenian National Security Service, no border incidents were registered in Vorotan-Davit Bek section of the Goris-Kapan inter-state road which is under the responsibility of the NSS border troops.

The Armed Forces of Armenia and the NSS border troops confidently control the border situation along the entire length of the border zone and fulfill their tasks.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Armenpress: US cooperates with Russia over Nagorno Karabakh – Ambassador

Emil Lazarian

US cooperates with Russia over Nagorno Karabakh – Ambassador

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 17:18,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. The United States is cooperating with Russia over Nagorno Karabakh and wants to continue the dialogue, US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan told Dozhd TV.

He said not long ago he and his French colleague were present at a briefing of the Russian foreign ministry.

“US, France and Russia are Minsk Group Co-Chairs, at the briefing we were informed about the incidents in Nagorno Karabakh, the end of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This is another example of the sphere where the United States is cooperating with the Russian government, and in this case also with the French government as Minsk Group Co-Chairs, and we want to continue our collaboration on these matters”, the US Ambassador said.

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The fifth provision of the Karabakh trilateral statement comes into effect – Tigran Abrahamyan

Emil Lazarian
Panorama, Armenia
Jan 30 2021

The Head of Henaket analytical center Tigran Abrahamyan commented on the operation of Russian-Turkish monitoring center of the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire launched on January 30. 

“The fifth provision of the trilateral statement signed by Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders came into effect which envisaged a  peacekeeping center to be deployed to monitor the ceasefire. This will be carried out by Russia and Turkey and comes as another provision damaging Armenia’s interests. It directly ensures Turkey’s participation and that takes effect,” Abrahamyan wrote. 

In the words of the expert, the development comes amid the fact that one of the priority provisions for Armenia which is the  exchange of prisoners of war, hostages and other detained persons has still been implemented partly.  

“According to different source, some 150 people are held in Azerbaijani captivity, and Azerbaijan uses this circumstance as a tool for pressure to get more concessions and, why not, mocking us” added Abrahamyan. 

Iranian FM visits Nakhijevan to discuss the transit facilities and conditions of regional cooperation

Albert Nalbandian
Panorama, Armenia
Jan 30 2021

Foreign Minister Zarif arrived in Nakhijevan Autonomous Republic on Saturday morning and held a meeting with the head of the parliament of the autonomous republic. At a briefing with reporters, the FM said he visited Nakhchivan to discuss the transit facilities and conditions of cooperation after the Karabakh war, IRNA news agency reported. 

In his words, countries should take steps so as the bitter experience of the war in the Caucasus not to be repeated. The only way to do so is through useful cooperation and Nakhijevan Autonomous Republic can have a unique role in this and in creating the transportation routes.

Speaking to the reporters after the meeting with the head of Nakhijevan parliament, Zarif expressed happiness that he started his regional tour in Baku and is bringing it to an end in Nakhchivan, adding that Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is central to the future of peace in the region.

Based on the talks on his trips to Azerbaijan, Russia, Armenia, Turkey, and Georgia, Zarif hoped that they can create an all-out cooperation for connections in the region – through the South-North and South-West corridors, adding that the corridors will connect the Persian Gulf to Russia and to the Black Sea, in both of which NAkhijevan has an important role.

FPWC: The new Caucasian leopard identified in Armenia gives hope for endangered subspecies’ survival

Albert Nalbandian
Panorama, Armenia
Jan 30 2021

A new Caucasian Leopard has been identified for the first time in camera trap footage from Armenia’s Caucasus Wildlife Refuge (CWR), the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) reported. 

According to the source, the latest arrival becomes just the fifth individual leopard to be recorded here since 2013, when our in-country partner, the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC), began tracking the big cats.

It is noted that there is a chance this latest discovery could gain even greater importance, as according to FPWC the new leopard may be a female. However, more footage is needed before their experts can be completely certain, but the prospect of a future breeding population in this vast protected area has caused much excitement in recent weeks.

“If true, this would mean there’s a real hope for leopards in Armenia,” says Ruben Khachatryan, FPWC’s Director. “The existence of a healthy reproductive population of leopards [would be] the cornerstone of the subspecies’ survival.”

The evidence at present is compelling. In the space of a month, this new leopard was spotted in the same area of the CWR as a known male leopard, Neo. According to FPWC, it is unlikely two males would be in such close proximity to each other.

Neo, like the potential female, is a young leopard – raising hopes that cubs may be on the horizon.  Both leopards have also been photographed by WWF Armenia in the Khosrov Forest State Reserve, adjacent to the CWR, said the source.