Category: 2022

YEREVAN. – The seismological network of Armenia on Sunday recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.6 at the Armenia-Azerbaijan border zone, at 11:19pm local time, 9 kilometers southeast of Kapan, Armenia, and at a depth of 10 kilometers.

The tremor measured magnitude 3 to 4 at the epicenter, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia informed.

The seismic activity was felt in the cities of Kapan, Kajaran, and Meghri of Armenia’s Syunik Province.

The events taking place in Kazakhstan are presented under a rather noteworthy light in the Azerbaijani and Turkish press. Tigran Abrahamyan, an MP from the opposition "With Honor" Faction in the National Assembly of Armenia and a security expert, wrote this on Facebook. He added as follows:

"If in the first days of the Kazakhstan crisis mostly ordinary news was given in Azerbaijan, then after the transfer of the CSTO rapid reaction forces to Kazakhstan, the Azerbaijani websites and Telegram channels, which are obviously under state control, have launched a not only anti-Russian campaign, but also against the Kazakh authorities.

The regional calculations of Turkey and Azerbaijan have mixed up, and they, forgetting about Kazakhstan which has close, multilateral, deep relations with them, also target Kazakhstan, with various anti-propaganda doses.

The signals coming from the EU, the US, and NATO have also undergone some changes, on whose basis—in the visible part—is the issue of the deployment of CSTO forces in Kazakhstan, engagement in the ongoing processes, and long-term stay.

However, it is clear that in reality the processes are much deeper, and there is a matter of control over the zones of influence and important communications.

Now it is already clear that after the events taking place in Kazakhstan, the forces manifesting activeness in the Eurasian region will make revisions in their policy, and from now on the processes will proceed under a different logic."

STEPANAKERT. – The Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire in the direction of Karmir Shuka and Taghavard villages in the Martuni region of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) at around 2:30pm Monday, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the Artsakh Police.

A car that was parked next to the Karmir Shuka kindergarten had caught fire as a result of this yet another Azerbaijani provocation targeting civilians.

The firefighters who were dispatched to the scene were also targeted by these shots while carrying out firefighting.

According to preliminary data, there are no affected from these shootings that lasted about ten minutes.

The bullets that penetrated the trunk of the aforesaid car were found at the scene.

Law enforcement officers are working at the scene.

At the moment, the situation is relatively stable.

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US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin discussed the normalization process between Ankara and Yerevan.

According to Sabah, the sides discussed bilateral political and economic ties and the development of security cooperation during their telephone conversation. The sides discussed the details of the joint strategic mechanism agreed upon between Turkey and the US.

There was an exchange of views on the Ukrainian crisis, protests in Kazakhstan, the process of normalizing relations with Armenia, events in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ethiopia.

"The process of normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia and the contribution to the establishment of permanent peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia to the stability and prosperity of the region was assessed. It was also stressed that Turkey is determined to continue its role in ensuring peace and stability in the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa," the statement said.

 Kalin said that the Ukrainian crisis must be resolved through dialogue and cooperation and that Turkey is ready to contribute to this in every possible way.

Sides said that the early stabilization of the situation in Kazakhstan is important for peace and stability in the region.

Azerbaijanis threw stones at an Armenian car on the Stepanakert-Goris road. The incident took place in the area of Azerbaijani occupied Shushi.

On January 10, a resident of Vanadzor V.P., born in 1991, reported to the Kashatagh police department that he was provoked on the Stepanakert-Goris road.

Azerbaijanis threw stones at the car, the front part of the car was damaged. The police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.

Flyone Armenia and Pegasus airlines received a permit from the Civil Aviation Committee to realize non-scheduled flights on Yerevan-Istanbul-Yerevan route, Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure informed NEWS.am about this.

Armenian Flyone Armenia Airline has already received a civil aviation permit for the Yerevan-Istanbul-Yerevan charter flights and was waiting for the Turkish side's permission. Earlier the Turkish Pegasus Airlines applied to the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia with a request to allow the Istanbul-Yerevan-Istanbul flights. The Turkish airline intends to operate two flights a week.

On December 16, the Turkish Foreign Minister said Ankara was considering the applications of Turkish and Armenian air companies to launch Istanbul-Yerevan-Istanbul flights.