Category: 2021

Dutch Ambassador comments on the visit of his colleague in Azerbaijan to Shushi

 20:59, 12 November, 2021

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS. The visit to Shushi of the Dutch Ambassador to Azerbaijan in July in no way means that by that his country legitimizes or recognizes the present situation in Shushi or Nagorno Karabakh, ARMENPRESS reports Ambassador of the Netherlands to Armenia Nico Schermers said during a forum in Yerevan, answering the question of one of the participants.

One of the students participating in the forum reminded that months ago, on July 9-10, by organizing the visit of Ambassadors and representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Baku to the city of Shushi occupied by the Azerbaijani armed forces, Azerbaijani President Ilham Ali obviously attempted to give some legitimacy to the attempt to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by force, which was accompanied by war crimes against humanity.

In this regard, the student asked, “Don’t you think that the visit of the Dutch Ambassador to Shushi indirectly legitimizes the violations of international law committed by Azerbaijan?”

In response, the Ambassador noted that the Dutch government decided to agree to pay a visit to Shushi to get an understanding of the situation on the ground.

“Any Ambassador in Baku is also accredited in Nagorno Karabakh, unlike the ambassadors accredited in Yerevan. This in turn means that my colleague in Baku can travel to Shushi or other places. It is clear that we are doing this very carefully. We, as the Government of the Netherlands, decided that this visit to Shushi should take place so that we can get an idea of the situation in Shushi. This does not mean that we will do it often or that we will do it easily. And I want to emphasize that this does not mean that we legitimize or recognize the current situation in Shushi or Nagorno Karabakh”, Ambassador Nico Schermers said.

 10:06,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. The Interior Ministry of Artsakh reports that the Stepanakert-Berdzor inter-state road is currently closed on both sides due to the incident between Armenian and Azerbaijani sides.

In a statement the ministry said that the law enforcement agencies of Artsakh together with the Russian peacekeepers are holding negotiations with the Azerbaijani side to restore the traffic on the road.

“Other details of the incident will be released later”, the statement says.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 10:21,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. The Stepanakert-Shuhsi-Berdzor interstate road is currently open on both sides after a shutdown earlier today, the police of the Interior Ministry of Artsakh told Armenpress.

“The free and safe traffic will be ensured by the Russian peacekeeping troops.

The Police of Artsakh will soon provide additional information about the incident that has taken place between the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides”, the statement says.

Earlier it was reported that the Stepanakert-Berdzor inter-state road was closed on both sides due to the incident between the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides. The law enforcement agencies of Artsakh together with the Russian peacekeepers were holding negotiations with the Azerbaijani side to restore the traffic on the road.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 11:16,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. 1251 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Armenia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 328,081, the ministry of healthcare reports.

10,338 COVID-19 tests were conducted on November 12.

2192 patients have recovered in one day. The total number of recoveries has reached 292,092.

The death toll has risen to 6976 (39 death cases have been registered in the past one day).

The number of active cases is 27,642.

The number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 but died of other disease has reached 1371.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 14:40,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. 55 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Artsakh in the past 24 hours, the ministry of health reports.

212 COVID-19 tests were conducted on November 12.

At the moment, 146 infected patients are hospitalized. 23 are in critical, 61 in serious condition. The other cases receive treatment at home.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

CIVILNET.AM

 11:21,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. Vice-President of Romania’s ruling National Liberal Party, vice-chair of the foreign affairs committee of the Chamber of Deputies Ben Oni Ardelean made a post on social media on the occasion of the 1st anniversary of the 2020 November 9 trilateral statement relating to the ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh.

“The war with direct and indirect involvement of some regional and external actors has left thousands dead soldiers and civilians, tens of thousands displaced people, dozens of prisoners of war and civilian detainees. As a result of the war many historical and religious monuments in Nagorno Karabakh including those that are considered as significant Christian heritage sites have been destroyed, damaged or still remain in danger.

Being convinced that a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict has no alternative, all sides should resume political dialogue under auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair countries, the only internationally agreed mediation format. Thus, I encourage the efforts of the Romanian side supported by ten European Union member states to induce Brussels to play a more active role in the South Caucasus, especially oriented on the immediate resolution of the humanitarian consequences of the last year hostilities”, the MP said.