🇦🇲🇷🇺 The Russian Foreign Ministry has issued a message ahead of the upcoming visit of Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan to Moscow and his talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, stating that the ministers plan to comprehensively discuss the current state of Russian-Armenian cooperation and further steps in its development. They will also discuss in detail the regional agenda at the highest level between Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan on November 9, 2020, January 11, 2021, and November 26, 2022, in the prism of fulfilling the agreements of October 31.
🤼 Freestyle wrestler, Sergey Sargsyan(92 kg) won a bronze medal at the U23 European Championship in Bucharest, winning a brilliant 8-5 victory over Abdulali Shabanov, the representative of Azerbaijan, in the decisive wrestling match.
🥉🥈 Thus, the freestyle wrestling team of Armenia finished its performances at the U23 European Championship with 3 silver and 3 bronze medals.
🥉🥈 Thus, the freestyle wrestling team of Armenia finished its performances at the U23 European Championship with 3 silver and 3 bronze medals.
❌ The message of the State Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan that allegedly on March 20, at 02:50, units of the RA Armed Forces opened fire in the direction of the Azerbaijani positions located in the southeastern part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border zone, does not correspond to reality. [RA Ministry of Defense]
🔸 There are at least 2 logics for raising the issue of Azerbaijan's failure to implement the decision of the International Court of Justice on blocking the Lachin Corridor in the UN Security Council, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia is working in that direction.
🔸 Unfortunately, we face the reality that Azerbaijan generally ignores the decision, and not only. It also tries to distort the content of the decision from the highest official level to the lower official levels. [Yeghishe Kirakosyan, RA representative for international legal issues]
🔸 Unfortunately, we face the reality that Azerbaijan generally ignores the decision, and not only. It also tries to distort the content of the decision from the highest official level to the lower official levels. [Yeghishe Kirakosyan, RA representative for international legal issues]
🇦🇲🇷🇺 Mirzoyan-Lavrov meeting has started in Moscow. Before the private meeting, Lavrov made a statement
🗣 "We have no doubt that the tripartite statements of the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia remain the key to the implementation of all decisions in the interest of ensuring the stabilization of the situation in the region, both in the economic and military-political spheres, and in terms of international law." |armtimes.com|
🗣 "We have no doubt that the tripartite statements of the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia remain the key to the implementation of all decisions in the interest of ensuring the stabilization of the situation in the region, both in the economic and military-political spheres, and in terms of international law." |armtimes.com|
🇦🇲🗣 The situation in the region is becoming more tense against with the aggressive rhetoric of the top leadership of Azerbaijan and military provocations not only against Nagorno Karabakh, but also against the sovereign territory of Armenia.
🇦🇿 The Azerbaijani side is torpedoing efforts to establish stable and lasting peace in the region with continuous provocations.
❗️ In this context, I would like to emphasize the taking of active steps by allies and partners so that Azerbaijan fulfills its commitments and stops its tactics of using force and threat of use of force. [Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, at the meeting with Lavrov] |1lurer.am|
🇦🇿 The Azerbaijani side is torpedoing efforts to establish stable and lasting peace in the region with continuous provocations.
❗️ In this context, I would like to emphasize the taking of active steps by allies and partners so that Azerbaijan fulfills its commitments and stops its tactics of using force and threat of use of force. [Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, at the meeting with Lavrov] |1lurer.am|
❗️ RA NA Speaker Alen Simonyan reports that Armenia had already started the process of ratifying the Rome statute before the arrest warrant for the Russian President.
🗣 He avoided giving any clear answer to the question whether it is possible for the Russian president to be arrested in Armenia if Armenia ratifies the agreement. "I simply cannot imagine what actions the country should take in practice. I think it (the warrant for Putin's arrest, ed.) is legally and politically weighty."
📌 It should be noted that the Rome statute is an international treaty by which the International Criminal Court was founded. Armenia has signed it, but has not yet ratified it.
🗣 He avoided giving any clear answer to the question whether it is possible for the Russian president to be arrested in Armenia if Armenia ratifies the agreement. "I simply cannot imagine what actions the country should take in practice. I think it (the warrant for Putin's arrest, ed.) is legally and politically weighty."
📌 It should be noted that the Rome statute is an international treaty by which the International Criminal Court was founded. Armenia has signed it, but has not yet ratified it.
🇦🇲🇷🇺🇦🇿 The new date of the tripartite meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan is being discussed. In the near future, we will choose suitable dates for all three ministers. [Sergey Lavrov]
🇦🇲🗣 International participation in the prevention of genocide is necessary, an international fact-finding mission should also be sent to the section of the Lachin Corridor and Nagorno-Karabakh. We hope that there will be cooperation with the Russian side in this matter.
❗️ Azerbaijan unilaterally started the resettlement process of Azerbaijanis in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, while the Armenian side does not deal with it due to the lack of an appropriate international mechanism. [Ararat Mirzoyan] |armenpress.am|
❗️ Azerbaijan unilaterally started the resettlement process of Azerbaijanis in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, while the Armenian side does not deal with it due to the lack of an appropriate international mechanism. [Ararat Mirzoyan] |armenpress.am|
🇦🇲🇺🇸 RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
📞 The interlocutors discussed issues related to the humanitarian crisis caused by Azerbaijan's illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor. Thoughts were exchanged on the prospects of normalization of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, opening of communication channels in the region. The US Secretary of State reiterated his call for the immediate reopening of the Lachine Corridor and emphasized that the US is ready to continue supporting the above-mentioned processes. [RA Government]
📞 The interlocutors discussed issues related to the humanitarian crisis caused by Azerbaijan's illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor. Thoughts were exchanged on the prospects of normalization of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, opening of communication channels in the region. The US Secretary of State reiterated his call for the immediate reopening of the Lachine Corridor and emphasized that the US is ready to continue supporting the above-mentioned processes. [RA Government]
🇦🇲🇷🇺 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.
🗣 "We support the position that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan once announced, emphasizing that it is based on the fact that the security guarantees of Karabakh residents and the ensuring their rights should be decided by the representatives of Karabakh and Baku. We encourage the parties in this matter, and Armenia is of course also interested in it. It is important to understand how high-quality these agreements will be between the parties." |tert.am|
🗣 "We support the position that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan once announced, emphasizing that it is based on the fact that the security guarantees of Karabakh residents and the ensuring their rights should be decided by the representatives of Karabakh and Baku. We encourage the parties in this matter, and Armenia is of course also interested in it. It is important to understand how high-quality these agreements will be between the parties." |tert.am|
🗣 The blocking of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan is a gross violation of direct obligations within the framework of the tripartite statements. In this regard, on February 22, 2023, the International Court of Justice obliged Azerbaijan to take all measures to ensure the unhindered movement of people and vehicles in both directions through the Lachin Corridor.
📌 We expect effective steps from all involved parties to strictly fulfill their obligations and restore the movement regime through the Lachin Corridor in strict accordance with the provisions of the tripartite declaration of November 9. [RA Foreign Minister Ararart Mirzoyan] |1lurer.am|
📌 We expect effective steps from all involved parties to strictly fulfill their obligations and restore the movement regime through the Lachin Corridor in strict accordance with the provisions of the tripartite declaration of November 9. [RA Foreign Minister Ararart Mirzoyan] |1lurer.am|
Since December 12, 2022, Azerbaijan has closed the Lachin Corridor connecting Artsakh to Armenia, as a result of which 120,000 residents of Artsakh, including 30,000 children, are under siege.
It is not possible to deliver 400 tons of food and medicine from RA to Artsakh every day.
About 880 citizens were deprived of the opportunity to solve their health problems through surgery due to the suspension of scheduled surgeries in all medical institutions of Artsakh. During this period, 182 Armenians and 4 foreigners in need of emergency medical care were transferred to RA through the mediation of the Red Cross. One of the patients died in Artsakh.
Azerbaijan has blocked the only gas pipeline feeding Artsakh from Armenia. Fan power outages are carried out 6 times a day for 1 hour. There is a food coupon system.
Artsakh is under siege.
Photo: Davit Ghahramanyan
It is not possible to deliver 400 tons of food and medicine from RA to Artsakh every day.
About 880 citizens were deprived of the opportunity to solve their health problems through surgery due to the suspension of scheduled surgeries in all medical institutions of Artsakh. During this period, 182 Armenians and 4 foreigners in need of emergency medical care were transferred to RA through the mediation of the Red Cross. One of the patients died in Artsakh.
Azerbaijan has blocked the only gas pipeline feeding Artsakh from Armenia. Fan power outages are carried out 6 times a day for 1 hour. There is a food coupon system.
Artsakh is under siege.
Photo: Davit Ghahramanyan
❗️ 309 people from Armenia are still considered missing as a result of the escalation of the conflict in 2020 and 2021 and in September 2022.
📌 There have been more than 6000 calls and visits from families of missing persons to the ICRC office in Yerevan. 62 families applied to the ICRC with a request to find out news about their missing relatives and created search applications. 63 families got news about their relatives.
🔗 ICRC summarized the results of the 2022 mission.
📌 There have been more than 6000 calls and visits from families of missing persons to the ICRC office in Yerevan. 62 families applied to the ICRC with a request to find out news about their missing relatives and created search applications. 63 families got news about their relatives.
🔗 ICRC summarized the results of the 2022 mission.
📌 It has been 100 days since the illegal blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan continues, the ultimate goal of which is to destroy the people of Artsakh, expelling them from their historical homeland. Accompanying its actions with the use of force and terrorism, Azerbaijan conducts a consistent policy of suppressing the right to self-determination of the people of Artsakh by force.
📢 It should be noted that for several decades Azerbaijan has been trying to get rid of the people of Artsakh and resolve the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict by force. The authorities of Azerbaijan do not even hide their criminal goals of carrying out ethnic cleansing and genocide against Artsakh. [MFA of Artsakh]
📢 It should be noted that for several decades Azerbaijan has been trying to get rid of the people of Artsakh and resolve the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict by force. The authorities of Azerbaijan do not even hide their criminal goals of carrying out ethnic cleansing and genocide against Artsakh. [MFA of Artsakh]
🇺🇸🇦🇿 US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had a telephone conversation with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The blocking of the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia, the Lachin Corridor, which has been ongoing since December 12 last year, was discussed.
📞 According to the Azerbaijani media, State Secretary Blinken once again emphasized that the USA will continue its efforts towards normalizing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia and signing a peace treaty. |tert.am|
📞 According to the Azerbaijani media, State Secretary Blinken once again emphasized that the USA will continue its efforts towards normalizing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia and signing a peace treaty. |tert.am|
❗️At the beginning of March, the ICRC representatives visited the Armenian prisoners of war held in Baku. So far, Azerbaijan has confirmed the capture of 33 people.