The Armenian Report

04/06/2021

Kremlin Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov, confirmed to RIA news agency that Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with former Armenian leader Robert Kocharyan last week.

"I can confirm; they did talk on the phone. And you know that they have long-standing good relations which they maintain, and they communicate quite often," Peskov told reporters when asked whether the Kremlin can either confirm or deny the information that Armenia’s second President Kocharyan had communicated with Putin last week while he was in Moscow to attend a meeting of the board of directors of AFC Sistema company where Kocharyan is a board member.

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04/06/2021

Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan told Russian media personality Vladimir Pozner in an interview that Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan is personally responsible for Armenia’s defeat in the Second Artsakh War.

According to him, because Pashinyan demanded that the Artsakh government participate in negotiations, this created friction in the negotiation process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Kocharyan finds that this decision was ill-advised and lead to a settlement deadlock.

The ex-president disagrees with the opinion that “Russia betrayed Armenia” in the last war.

“It is not true. Russia did not provoke the war; on the contrary, it did its utmost to stop it. On October 19, the Russian President made a proposal which could stop the war with a completely different outcome, but it was rejected by the Armenian side, as a result of which several thousand of our people were killed and wounded,” Kocharyan said.

When asked to list Armenia’s most serious problems today, Kocharyan said all sectors in the country face serious issues.

Kocharyan said he plans to run in the snap elections with the support of the different political parties in Armenia.

Speaking about the threats now faced by Armenia, Kocharyan said Turkey poses the main external threat.

“Of course, Turkey. The threat is historical for us. We perceive Turkey as a threat, and the Turks see us as one. This explains the closed border, the lack of diplomatic relations. The threat is that if Turkey opens the border, it will do everything to turn Armenia into a place like Adjara (Georgia), in terms of its business, in terms of its economy. I see a certain danger here," said Kocharyan.

“At the same time, the so called peace currently is too unfair and cannot last forever,” Kocharyan stated.

When asked about the territories lost during the 2020 war, Kocharyan said, “I believe that not all is lost, and there is a possibility to negotiate at least the territories that were part of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region.”

“Our historical orientation towards Russia annoys not only Turkey but also the Americans,” he concluded, stressing that he had never concealed his attitude towards Russia.

04/06/2021

During Easter weekend, Azerbaijanis hit a civilian car with stones on the David Bek-Shurnukh road section in Syunik, Kapan Mayor Gevorg Parsyan told Armenian media.

The incident occurred between 4pm-5pm local time. Armenian and Russian officials have been notified about the incident.

"I can only say that the Russian border guards are informed, they are dealing with the issue,” said Mayor Parsyan.

According to the Mayor, the situation in Kapan is the same. There is also no news regarding the demarcation. But among the population, he said, there is anxiety.

This is a chain of recent events of Azerbaijanis throwing stones at Armenians. Most recently they threw rocks at a vehicle carrying the bodies of dead servicemen, breaking the windows of the car.

source: Aysor

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04/06/2021

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced the upcoming joint operational and tactical exercises with Turkey.

"The military of Azerbaijan and Turkey, in accordance with the annual joint program of the defense ministries, will begin operational and tactical exercises from April 8. The exercises to be held in Azerbaijan will be held at common training grounds," the statement reads.

The main purpose of the exercises is to improve the interaction of the operational units of the Azerbaijani and Turkish armies and increase combat capability.

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February 1-12, Turkey and Azerbaijan held joint military exercises in Kars, Turkey (Western Armenia).

March 6 Turkey and Azerbaijan held another military exercises in Isparta, Turkey.

March 29 to April 2nd, Turkish special forces conducted military exercises for Azerbaijan in southwestern Turkey.

Azerbaijan held its military exercises from March 15 to 18.

Armenia held its military exercises from March 16 to 20.

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04/06/2021

Four Azerbaijani soldiers bypassed Russian peacekeepers near Shushi and entered the highway leading to Stepanakert, Wargonzo reports.

Azeri’s vandalized street signs upon fleeing the scene.

Meanwhile, according to the trilateral agreement, there should be no military personnel along the Lachin corridor, 2.5 km from the highway, except for Russian peacekeepers.

Wargonzo sources in the Russia's Ministry of Defense confirmed that the incident was reported to the officers of the Russian peacekeeping forces, and in the near future they will assess the actions that run counter to the trilateral agreement.

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04/06/2021

Armenia’s Prime Minister says Armenian-Russian relations do not depend on the outcome of the early elections in Armenia, PM Pashinyan said in an interview with Interfax.

The PM is scheduled to meet with President Putin this week on April 7.

“The Armenian-Russian strategic allied relations are quite rich and extensive. They are based on the historical proximity of our friendly people. The nature of these relations does not depend on the outcome of future early elections,” PM Pashinyan said.

Commenting on the establishment of economic ties and normalization of relations with Turkey, the Prime Minister reminded that the Armenian-Turkish border was unilaterally closed by Turkey back in 1993.
“Armenia has always advocated the normalization of relations with Turkey without preconditions, but this was rejected by Turkey itself. Such a hostile policy of Ankara gained new scope during the 44-day aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh. In particular, Turkey provided Azerbaijan with direct military-political and military-technical support, having also transferred foreign armed terrorist fighters to the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” Pashinyan said.

Pashinyan stressed that in order to establish lasting peace and restore the economic landscape in the region, Turkey needs to change its aggressive policy towards Armenia.

Asked whether Armenia plans to continue purchasing Russian weapons, he said: “Armenia is focused on broad and long-term military-technical cooperation with the Russian Federation, which follows from the long-term strategic interests of the two states.”

Read the full interview on Instagram Stories.

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04/04/2021

Armenians in Artsakh went to the ancient historic Amaras monastery for Easter Sunday.

In attendance was President of the Republic of Artsakh.

Easter prayer service was held inside of the monastery. People brought their colored eggs laid on a bed of green sprouted wheat to get blessed.

After the service, those who are Christened walk over to the priest for the nushkhar — small wafers symbolizing the Body of Christ.

Upon leaving the church people light candles and take home with them the blessed fire.

During Easter people in Armenia greet each other by saying ”Քրիստոս հարյավ ի մեռելոց”/Christ is risen from the dead, to which you reply “Օրհնյալ է Հարությունը Քրիստոսի”/Blessed is the resurrection of Christ.

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Amaras Monastery remains under the control of Armenians after the Second Artsakh War. However, due to the change in borders, the Azerbaijani military positions are only a kilometer away from the historic monastery. That's why local residents advise visitors to only visit Amaras while accompanied by people familiar with the area and never late at night.

Amaras Monastery is an Armenian monastery in Artsakh, near the village of Sos in the Martuni Province of the Artsakh Republic.

St. Gregory the Illuminator founded the Amaras Monastery at the start of the fourth century.

At the beginning of the fifth century Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian Alphabet, established in Amaras the first-ever school that used his script.

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04/04/2021

Pope Francis delivers his traditional Easter message mentioning Artsakh War prisoners.

He delivered his Urbi et Orbi message inside St. Peter’s Basilica, just like last year, due to coronavirus safety measures.

Pope Francis said the Risen Christ gives hope and comfort to those suffering from the pandemic, the sick, and those who have lost a loved one. He also prayed that the Lord might “sustain the valiant efforts of doctors and nurses.”

Too many wars and too much violence plague our world, the Pope lamented. He prayed, “May the Lord, who is our peace, help us to overcome the mindset of war. May prisoners of conflicts be freed in eastern Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh”.

He recalled that Sunday, April 4, marks the International Mine Awareness Day against anti-personnel landmines, and said these “insidious and horrible devices” kill or mutiliate many innocent people each year.

He also stressed “how much better our world would be without these instruments of death!”

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04/04/2021

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04/02/2021

Armenian servicemen greet widowed newly mother of war hero singing national anthem outside of maternity hospital

Armenian servicemen greeted the widowed newly mother of Captain Ashot Mikaelyan who was killed by Azerbaijani attacks in July 2020 outside of a maternity hospital in Yerevan.

Mikaelyan’s wife gave birth to their son David 9 months after her husband Ashot passed away.

The soldiers greeted the new mother with balloons, flowers, and champagne while singing the Armenian National Anthem.

On July 27, 2020, at a combat position of one of the military units stationed in the north-eastern direction of the Republic of Armenia, Ashot Mikayelyan received a fatal gunshot wound from the enemy.

On July 28, by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, Captain Ashot Mikaelyan was posthumously awarded the Order of the Battle Cross of the 1st degree.

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04/02/2021

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been working in self-isolation since April 2 in connection with the upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin which will be held on April 7 in Moscow.

Thus the Prime Minister today missed the funeral service of Major General Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan (Komandos) and the memorial service for the memory of the 2016 April war heroes.

This was reported by PM's Press Secretary Mane Gevorgyan.

The parties will discuss the implementation of the agreements on Artsakh, as well as the electoral processes in Armenia and the issues of unblocking transport infrastructures in Transcaucasia.

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04/02/2021

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the 2016 April War

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia has shared a statement on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Azerbaijan's military aggression against Artsakh in April 2016.

"Five years ago, on the night of April 1 to April 2, 2016, the Azerbaijani authorities, in an attempt to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by force, grossly violating the ceasefire regime, launched a large-scale military offensive on Artsakh.

During the offensive, the Azerbaijani armed forces deliberately targeted civilian settlements and infrastructure facilities. The four-day war against Artsakh was accompanied by brutal killings and torture of the Artsakh military and civilians, as well as desecration of the bodies of the dead. The perpetrators of these crimes of national hatred were later rewarded by the Azerbaijani authorities at the highest level.

In the years following the April war, the Azerbaijani authorities, inspired by impunity for war crimes and human rights violations, intensified their bellicose rhetoric and propaganda of hatred against Armenians.

The result of the implementation of this policy was new military aggression of Azerbaijan, unleashed against Artsakh with the direct participation of foreign armed terrorists sponsored by Turkey in 2020, which led to numerous irretrievable human and material losses. Most of the territory of Artsakh was under the military occupation of Azerbaijan, tens of thousands of citizens became refugees.

The large-scale wars unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh in April 2016 and September 2020, and the war crimes committed by it during these wars, have shown that Artsakh cannot be under the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan in any capacity.

Only the elimination of the consequences of the Azerbaijani aggression against Artsakh and the determination of the status of Artsakh can become the basis for lasting peace and stability in the region. Armenia and the Armenian people will make every effort to fully restore all the rights of our Artsakh compatriots to a free and decent life in their historical homeland.”

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04/02/2021

Today, on April 2, the Armenian avenger Soghomon Tehlirian was born. Tehlirian is known for eliminating the main organizer of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, Talaat Pasha.

Talaat Pasha was responsible for killing and slaughtering Tehlirian’s entire family. His brother was hacked to death with an axe, his sisters were raped and killed, and his mother was shot. The young man himself received a blow to the head and was considered dead by the Turks. Later, Tehlirian recalled how he woke up at night among the corpses of his relatives. For about three months, he hid with the Kurds, after which he moved to Iran and from there to Tbilisi.

On the morning of March 15, 1921 Tehlirian and Talaat Pasha met face-to-face, and Tehlirian fired several shots from a Parabellum pistol in the presence of witnesses. Tehlirian was arrested.

A jury in Berlin in June 1921 acquitted Tehlirian, finding that he had acted in a state of passion.

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