Category: 2022

Town chief confirms strategic height under Karabakh army’s control

Hambardsumian Paul
PanArmenian.net
Armenia –
– 12:20 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Karaglukh, a strategic height in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) is under the control of the Defense Army, the chief of the nearby Khramort community, Zorik Abrahamyan, said on Thursday, March 25, according to 5 TV.

Earlier on Thursday, Azerbaijan used drones to launch an offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh, capturing a village and positions nearby and injuring one Armenian soldier.

Abrahamyan said the situation is “manageable,” revealing that the Artsakh troops have provided a “corridor” to the Azeri troops to leave the Armenian positions and the village.

It was reported on Friday, however, that lengthy negotiations of the Russian peacekeeping troops have not yielded significant results, and the Azeris have not returned to the starting positions

Yerevan expects Russia to ensure Azerbaijan’s withdrawal from Karabakh

Garo Vardanian
PanArmenian.net
Armenia –
– 12:49 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan expects the Russian peacekeeping force to undertake measures to ensure the immediate withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops that have invaded Nagorno-Karabakh and captured an Armenian village, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday, March 25.

On Thursday, Azerbaijan used drones to launch an offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh, capturing a village and positions nearby and injuring one Armenian soldier. It was reported on Friday, however, that lengthy negotiations of the Russian peacekeeping troops have not yielded significant results, and the Azeris have not returned to the starting positions.

“The infiltrated units of the Azerbaijani armed forces attacked the bases of the Defense Army last night. The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh remains tense,” the statement said.

The Foreign Ministry insisted that the Azerbaijani armed forces must return to the starting position of March 23.

Azerbaijan deploys Bayraktar drones, kills two Armenian soldiers

Jalatian Sonya
PanArmenian.net
Armenia –
– 15:24 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – The Azerbaijani military on Friday, March 25 launched a drone attack on the positions of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army and deployed Bayraktar TB-2 drones, which left two Armenian soldiers dead.

The number of the wounded is still being clarified, but the Defense Army said earlier that five servicemen were injured in skirmishes overnight.

As of 2pm, the situation in the eastern section of the contact line remains “extremely tense”, the Defense Army said.

On Thursday, Azerbaijan used drones to launch an offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh, capturing a village and positions nearby and injuring at least five Armenian soldier. It was reported on Friday, however, that lengthy negotiations of the Russian peacekeeping troops have not yielded significant results, and the Azeris have not returned to the starting positions.

Armenia seeks ECHR’s interim measures against Azerbaijan

Jhanna Virabian
PanArmenian.net
Armenia –
– 16:53 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenia’s Representative on International Legal Matters on Friday, March 25 submitted a request with the European Court of Human Rights for urgent interim measures over Azerbaijan’s recent violations of the rights of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh).

The move comes amid renewed tension in Nagorno-Karabakh. In the past two days, Azerbaijan has been using drones and other munitions to attack Nagorno-Karabakh and has managed to capture a village, kill two soldiers and injure at least five others. It was reported on Friday that lengthy negotiations of the Russian peacekeeping troops have not yielded significant results, and the Azeris have not returned to the starting positions.

The representative has provided evidence of Azerbaijan threatening the Armenian population of Artsakh since February, demanding that they leave their homes for good.

The request for interim measures also dwells upon Azerbaijan’s indiscriminate fire at the civilian population and infrastructure of Karabakh, as a result of which the main pipeline supplying natural gas from Armenia was damaged.

Beginning from March 8, over 100,000 residents in Karabakh were deprived of gas for over 10 days, and because the pipeline was damaged in territories currently under Baku’s control, the Azerbaijani military would not allow the Armenian side to eliminate the problem. Gas supply resumed on March 19, only to be interrupted again on March 22.

The Representative on International Legal Matters has also sent an application to the International Court of Justice, drawing attention to said violations committed by Azerbaijan.

Russian, Azeri Defense Ministers discuss Karabakh escalation

Kalantarian Kevo
PanArmenian.net
Armenia –
– 17:53 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Azerbaijani counterpart Zakir Hasanov discussed the escalation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday, March 25.

The phone call comes amid renewed tension in Karabakh (Artsakh). In the past two days, Azerbaijan has been using drones and other munitions to attack Nagorno-Karabakh and has managed to capture a village, kill two soldiers and injure at least five others. It was reported on Friday that lengthy negotiations of the Russian peacekeeping troops have not yielded significant results, and that the Azeris have not returned to the starting positions.

Shoigu and Hasanov weighed in on “the ways to stabilize the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and maintain security in South Caucasus,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. The two also discussed the course of the peacekeeping operation and the humanitarian situation in the region.

Armenia’s Representative on International Legal Matters has submitted a request with the European Court of Human Rights for urgent interim measures over Azerbaijan’s recent violations of the rights of the people of Artsakh.

Artsakh Ombudsman visits 14 wounded servicemen at Stepanakert Hospital

Emil Lazarian
Public Radio of Armenia
, 19:32

 1 minute read

At the Stepanakert Military Hospital, Artsakh’s Human Rights Defender visited 14 servicemen wounded as a result of the March 25 criminal acts committed by Azerbaijan.

According to the verified information, one person is in serious condition, the condition of two others is assessed as extremely severe.

Private conversations with the wounded revealed that almost all cases of injuries were registered due to the use of drones by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

“Such actions against military personnel in the context of the ceasefire should be considered as crimes and violations of international humanitarian law. The private conversations with the wounded have shown that some of them were deliberately targeted by drones as they tried to provide first aid to injured friends,” the Ombudsman said.

It is reported that having the opportunity to monitor the area with UAVs, the Azerbaijani side struck at the moment when a humanitarian operation was being carried out by the military personnel.

“In the conditions of systematic ethnic cleansing and genocidal actions carried out by the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan, the Artsakh Defense Forces indisputably carry out self-defense enshrined in international documents to ensure the right to life and existence of the people of Artsakh,” Gegham Stepanyan said.

Artsakh MoD names three soldiers killed in Azerbaijani drone attack

Andranik Taslakhchian
Public Radio of Armenia
, 21:57

 Less than a minute

On March 25, Davit Robert Mirzoyan (born in 1978), Ishkhan Serzhik Ohanyan (born in 1994) and Ararat Tevosyan (born in 1990) were killed as a result of provocations by the Azerbaijani forces in the eastern border of Artsakh, in particular, the use of Bayraktar TB-2 attack drones.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Artsakh shares the grief of the loss, expresses its support to the relatives and friends of the killed servicemen.

US voices concern over the movement of Azerbaijani troops in Artsakh

Chmshkian Vicken
Public Radio of Armenia
, 23:51

 1 minute read

The United States has expresses serious concern about the movement of Azerbaijani troops in Nagorno-Karabakh, and considers these and other escalation measures irresponsible and provocative, Deputy head of the press service of the State Department Jalina Porter told a briefing today, TASS reports.

“The United States is deeply concerned about the movement of Azerbaijani troops. The movement of troops and other escalation measures are irresponsible and create an unnecessary provocation,” she said.

“We are closely monitoring the situation along the line of contact,” Porter said. “Armenia and Azerbaijan need to use direct channels of communication to immediately de-escalate,” she added.

On Thursday, Azerbaijani troops invaded the village of Parukh in the Askeran region in Artsakh. Casualties have been reported as a result of clashes on the line of contact.

Armenia applies to ECHR and UN Court, requesting an interim measure against Azerbaijan

Karagyozian Lena
Public Radio of Armenia
, 14:11

 1 minute read

Armenia’s Representative on International Legal Matters has submitted ha lodged a request with the European Court of Human Rights for urgent interim measures under Rule 39 of its Rules of Court against Azerbaijan in connection with the recent violations committed against the people of Artsakh.

In particular, concrete evidence has been presented that since February, the Azerbaijani forces stationed near the village of Khramort in the Askeran region have been regularly threatening the peaceful population of Artsakh, demanding to leave their homes and the area.

The request for interim measure presents the cases of indiscriminate shooting from the Azerbaijani side at the civilian population and infrastructure of Artsakh, including schools, as a result of which the main pipeline supplying natural gas to Artsakh was damaged. The entire population of Artsakh was deprived of natural gas supply. In these cramped weather conditions, the entire population of Artsakh, including hospitals and schools, has to survive without natural gas.

Such encroachments are a direct threat not only to the village of Khramort, but to the entire population of Artsakh.

Based on these facts, combining them with the case law of the European Court, the RA representative on international legal issues stated that the actions of Azerbaijan directly endanger the fundamental rights of the people of Artsakh protected by the Convention and pose a threat of irreversible loss. The European Court has been asked to take urgent interim measures against Azerbaijan, to oblige to stop the threats, to fire, to restore the supply of natural gas.

On March 25, the Representative on International Legal Matters also appealed to the International Court of Justice, drawing attention to the above-mentioned violations committed by Azerbaijan.

Sports: World Championships: Armenian ice dancers qualify for the final

David Nargizian
Public Radio of Armenia
, 22:44

 Less than a minute

Armenian ice dancers Tina Garabedian and Simon Proulx-Sénéca made it to the finals of the World Figure Skating Championships under way in Montreal, France.

The couple was 14th place in the short program and will take part in the free program on March 26.

The Armenia figure skaters scored 68.50 points in the short program, including 38.21 points for technique and 30.29 points for creativity.

France’s Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cicero topprd the ranking with 92.73 points, which is a world record.

A total of 31 couples participated in tbe Rytm Dance.