Category: 2022

Armenia showcases SU-30SM jets to EU, NATO defense attachés

Lilit Nahapetian
PanARMENIAN
Armenia – April 1 2022
April 1, 2022 – 15:24 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – The defense attachés of the EU and NATO member states accredited in Armenia on Thursday, March 31 visited one of the country’s airbases to make sure that all 4 of Armenia’s SU-30SM aircraft were in the home base.

Yerevan earlier denied reports from Turkey claiming that the Armenia has transferred four Su-30 jet to Russia for use in hostilities against Ukraine.

The commander of the airbase, Air Force Colonel Samvel Tavadyan presented the daily activities of the military unit to the foreign guests and answered the questions they were interested in,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

“Afterwards, the defense attachés visited the facilities in the military unit and had been introduced to the aviation equipment,” the statement said.

“The visiting personnel was most interested in SU 30-SM aircrafts. Expressing gratitude for the acceptance, the defense attachés noted that during the visit they were once again convinced that all 4 SU-30SM aircrafts were in the home base, and the information spread in the Azerbaijani and Turkish press, that the aircrafts were taking part in the hostilities in Ukraine, did not correspond to reality.

Britain urges Armenia, Azerbaijan to de-escalate in Karabakh

Emma Jilavian
PanARMENIAN
Armenia – April 1 2022
April 1, 2022 – 17:03 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Britain is calling both Armenia and Azerbaijan to work towards a de-escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, amid Azerbaijan’s ongoing incursion and continuous ceasefire violations on the contact line.

“In discussions with Ambassadors of Azerbaijan and Armenia this week I urged de-escalation of tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh,” Britain’s Minister of State for Europe and North America James Cleverly said in a tweet on Friday, April 1.

“UK calls for ceasefire to be observed and supports a diplomatic solution to ensure stability and security for all in the region.”

Azerbaijan has broken into Nagorno-Karabakh, and the incursion has left three Armenian soldiers dead and at least 14 others injured. On March 24, Azerbaijan stormed into the zone of the responsibility of the Russian peacekeepers stationed in the area and is refusing to completely withdraw its forces from strategic heights.

​All four SU-30SM jets at the base: EU, NATO defence attachés visit airbase in Armenia

Parkev Tvankchian
Public Radio of Armenia
April 1 2022

All four SU-30SM jets at the base: EU, NATO defence attachés visit airbase in Armenia

2022, 22:37 

On March 31, the defence attachés of the EU and NATO member states accredited in the Republic of Armenia visited the airbase N of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia.

The commander of the airbase, Air force Colonel Samvel Tavadyan presented the daily activities of the military unit to the foreign guests and answered the questions they were interested in.

Afterwards, the defence attachés visited the facilities in the military unit and were introduced to the aviation equipment.

The visiting personnel was most interested in SU 30SM aircrafts. Expressing gratitude for the reception, the defence attachés noted that during the visit they were once again convinced that all four SU-30SM aircrafts were in the home base, and the information spread in the Azerbaijani and Turkish press, claiming that the aircrafts were taking part in the hostilities in Ukraine, did not correspond to reality.

OSCE will continue efforts to promote an exclusively peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict, Chairman-in-Office tells Armenian PM

Emil Lazarian
Public Radio of Armenia
April 1 2022


April 1, 2022, 17:39

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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the delegation led by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau.

The Prime Minister attached importance to the cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the OSCE and emphasized the role of the organization in ensuring security and stability in the European region.

Nikol Pashinyan referred to the situation around Nagorno Karabakh and on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. The parties discussed the comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship, noting the importance of protecting the fundamental rights of the people of Artsakh.

Zbigniew Rau said the OSCE will continue its efforts to promote an exclusively peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and to ensure stability and peace in the South Caucasus.

The sides also exchanged views on the processes taking place in the international arena.

Armenian Opposition Calls For Rally On April 5 To Discuss National Security Issues

Boshkezenian Garik
April 1 2022

 Mohammad Ali

Vice President of Armenian parliament from the Armenia Alliance opposition bloc, Ishkhan Saghatelyan, on Friday called on citizens to join a rally on April 5 to discuss the country’s security issues

YEREVAN (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 01st April, 2022) Vice President of Armenian parliament from the Armenia Alliance opposition bloc, Ishkhan Saghatelyan, on Friday called on citizens to join a rally on April 5 to discuss the country’s security issues.

“I call on the Armenian citizens to take to the streets, to gather at the Freedom Square on April 5 at 6:30 p.m. (14:30 GMT) to discuss how we can preserve Artsakh (the Armenian toponym for Nagorno-Karabakh) and protect Armenia,” Saghatelyan said at a parliament meeting.

Saghatelyan accused the ruling party of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of abusing the extraordinary parliament meeting, which was expected to discuss the security threats in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, but instead pushed for amendments to local governance law that would expand its power.

Hostilities flared up in Nagorno-Karabakh in late September 2020 after a relative lull in the long-standing conflict between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces. A declaration of ceasefire was mediated by Russia on November 9 and Russian peacekeepers were deployed to the region to monitor the truce.

https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/armenian-opposition-calls-for-rally-on-april-1491237.html


LA Times reporters investigate how the descendants of Armenian genocide victims were swindled out of millions in settlement funds

Emil Lazarian
April 1 2022
KVPR | By Kathleen Schock

In the mid-2000s, a pair of class-action settlements awarded more than $37 million to the descendants of some of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. But an investigation by the Los Angeles Times found that corruption and fraud prevented many people entitled to those payments from ever receiving a dime. Valley Edition host Kathleen Schock spoke with the journalists behind that investigation, Harriet Ryan and Matt Hamilton.

Listen to the radio program at 

https://www.kvpr.org/local-news/2022-04-01/la-times-reporters-investigate-how-the-descendants-of-armenian-genocide-victims-were-swindled-out-of-millions-in-settlement-funds



Valerie Boyer calls on France, EU and UNESCO to protect the Armenian population and heritage in Artsakh

Garnik Zakarian
Public Radio of Armenia
April 1 2022
April 1, 2022, 20:08

 

French Senator Valerie Boyer has called on the French government, the European Union and UNESCO intervene to protect the population of Artsakh and the Armenian heritage.

“I was received several months ago by Father Hovhannes at the Monastery of Dadivank. I wanted to meet him again in the Senate,” Mrs. Boyer said in a Twitter post.

“Accompanied by Monsignor Kamo Abrahamyan, they again wanted to alert me about the Azerbaijani threat,” the Senator added.

“While the international community is fully focused on the war in Ukraine, I again call on the Government, the European Union and UNESCO to intervene to protect the population and the Armenian heritage,” she said.

Artsakh slams UK for blatant support for Azerbaijan amid its fresh aggression

Maral Takmazian
Panorama
Armenia – March 31 2022

Artsakh’s (Nagorno-Karabakh) State Minister Artak Beglaryan on Wednesday denounced the UK for its blatant support for Azerbaijan amid the latter’s fresh aggression in Artsakh.

Britain’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces James Heappey visited Baku on Wednesday to discuss, among other things, “unresolved issues” between Armenia and Azerbaijan, while the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was discussed with the Azerbaijani ambassador in the UK.

“What does the UK have to do with Azerbaijan’s latest aggression in Artsakh and Russia’s security guarantees?” Beglaryan said in a statement.

“We saw Britain’s blatant support for Azerbaijan during the Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression in 2020. Even now, during the occupation of Parukh and Karaglukh, Britain does not hide its strategic support, and we can only guess how much and what kind of real support is on the other side of the veil,” he noted.

Beglaryan states such support is aimed at strengthening the positions of the Azerbaijani-Turkish tandem in the region as well as “striking a blow to the vital interests of Russia”, as a result of which the life and security of the Artsakh Armenians are violated.

“While human rights and democracy, “extolled” by the West, are not at all important in such dirty geopolitical games,” the minister added.

Abrahamyan: Azerbaijan has occupied some 1,200 hectares of land in Artsakh region

Tatoyan Vazgen
Panorama
Armenia – March 31 2022

Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) has found itself in a complicated political and diplomatic situation, Armenian MP Tigran Abrahamyan of the opposition With Honor faction told a news conference on Thursday, referring to the latest Azerbaijani aggression.

The lawmaker states that the Azerbaijani troops have occupied quite a large territory of the Askeran region of the Artsakh Republic after breaching the ceasefire on March 23.

“According to rough estimates, it’s about 1,100-1,200 hectares of land, but the issue should not be considered only in a territorial context, because through the invasion Azerbaijan seeks to enhance its positional advantage as well as to exercise control over the livelihood of the parts of Artsakh which are currently under our control,” Abrahamyan said.

He claims that the Armenian government has not taken any appropriate measures in the current situation.

“Political statements or assessments of the situation have no deterrent effect. We have to state that Armenia has not taken appropriate actions within its capacities and has not ensured the security of Artsakh Armenians,” Abrahamyan stressed.