Category: 2022

The former deputy speaker of the Turkish Parliament has stated in which case Turkey should normalize relations with Armenia.

Hasan Korkmazcan, who is currently Chairman of the Talaat Pasha Committee, stressed that Turkey should normalize relations with Armenia only if the latter fulfills four preconditions, Aydinlik reported.

According to Korkmazcan, Armenia should immediately implement the trilateral agreements reached on November 9, 2020; respect the territorial integrity of Turkey and inform about it; renounce "genocide allegations" because it was stressed during the Perincek v. Switzerland case at the ECHR that that it was a lie; and put an end to its enmity against Turkey, and dismantle the statue—in Shirak Province of Armenia—that debases the Turkish nation (i.e., the statue of Armenian revolutionary and soldier Soghomon Tehlirian, who had assassinated Talaat Pasha).

A telephonic conversation took place between Azerbaijani defense minister Zakir Hasanov and Turkish national defense minister Hulusi Akar.

The Azerbaijani media, referencing their defense ministry, report that, “Akar expressed his condolences regarding a serviceman, who became Shehid (Martyr) as a result of a provocation committed by the Armenian armed forces on January 11 in the direction of the Kalbajar region of the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border.”

Also, “Akar noted that the Turkish Armed Forces, today and always, are beside Azerbaijan in the fight for justice.”

As it was reported earlier, Azerbaijan on Tuesday launched another military aggression on the border with Armenia. Three Armenian soldiers were killed during the exchange of fire. The Azerbaijani side used artillery and drones, too.

YEREVAN. – The Office of the Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of Armenia has received calls from the residents of Kut, Norabak, Verin and Nerkin Shorzha villages of Gegharkunik Province, in connection with Azerbaijan’s provocation yesterday on the border with Armenia, ombudsman Arman Tatoyan told a press conference Wednesday.

"We are in touch with everyone. Residents heard the sound of artillery," the ombudsman added.

Tatoyan stressed that Azerbaijan is launching aggressive actions in the Armenian territories which it invaded in May last year.

But the same time, the ombudsman noted that this invasion had taken place earlier, in October 2020, during the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war, in the direction of Tsav village near Kapan city  of Syunik Province.

"Therefore, we need to talk about the Azerbaijanis’ invading the sovereign territory of Armenia, and globally, the need for the withdrawal of Azerbaijani forces, and not only about the 'May invasion,'" Tatoyan said.

The ombudsman reiterated that the presence of Azerbaijani military near Armenian villages has no legal basis, especially since they appeared there under the threat of a new war. He added that when the ombudsman speaks about this, the respective statements should not be distorted.

"Yesterday's actions are proof of that. They [i.e., the Azerbaijani military] are so close that the [Armenian] civilian population hears the sound of artillery. There is no time. Events are developing rapidly. The longer we delay, the more the rights of the [Armenian] residents will be violated," Arman Tatoyan concluded.

A total of 4,391 foreign citizens visited Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in 2021.

The Ministry of Economy and Agriculture of Artsakh informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that this indicator has increased by 45.6% as compared to the same period of 2020, but has decreased by 89.5% as compared to the same period of 2019.

Baku will suppress attempts of the OSCE Minsk Group to engage in the Karabakh conflict, local media reported citing Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Aliyev said that OSCE should not deal with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, because it has been solved.

Aliyev stressed that the Minsk Group must accept the reality and know that they cannot deal with the Karabakh issue because they will not allow that.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in an interview with local media today voiced new threats and blackmail against Armenia.

He said that their policy is completely clear, both during the war and in relation to the settlement of the former Karabakh conflict and the future. He said that they offered both countries to recognize each other's territorial integrity, begin work on the delimitation of borders and on the process of opening communications, and sign a peace treaty.

Aliyev continued saying that the signing of a peace treaty, although not a 100 percent guarantee, minimizes the risk of war to a large extent in any case but they will continuously build up military power. 

He added that they have many factors for not recognizing the territorial integrity of Armenia.