Two months shy of discharge, 19-year-old Private Kyaram Sloian reportedly died when he stayed by an injured comrade during the Azerbaijani assault on the Karabakhi district of Martakert. He was killed and allegedly beheaded, though details remain unclear. Azerbaijan denies responsibility for the beheading.
“In 2005, the director of the Institute of Radioactive Issues of the Azerbaijani National Academy openly announced in an interview that there are numerous chemical agents in Azerbaijan, the whereabouts of which is unknown even to the state.”
Pope Francis will visit Armenia on June 24. The official welcoming ceremony will be held at Zvartnots International Airport after which Pope Francis will visit the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Press Service of the Armenian Presidential Administration informed.
“Today at about 2 pm a reconnaissance drone (UAV) was neutralized by RA Armed Forces near Yelpin community of Vayotz Dzor Region. Further information on ownership and production of the device will be provided soon.”
Basically, the variety of local conflicts that sooner or later can trigger the 3rd World War are of 3 kinds. The first and foremost are the conflicts where one side is more or less right, while the opposite one is more or less wrong. Western Sahara, for example, that for 50 years unsuccessfully trying to become an independent state under the name of Democratic Republic of Western Sahara has every moral, historic and demographic right to separate from Morocco.
On May 12 the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Arman Tatoyan met with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland in Strasbourg.
According to Alexander Rar, member of Russian Valdai Discussion club, Germany intends to use its presidency in OSCE to make European Neighborhood safer, by strengthening OSCE tools. Rar also touched upon the possibility of deploying OSCE peacekeeping mission on the conflict zones.
“Don’t buy into false information and fictitious events. Keep clean the parliamentary agendas and don’t let the Azerbaijani propaganda penetrate there. If you are looking for those responsible for the Khojaly events, look for them in Azerbaijan.”
Official Stepanakert has been urging the international community to condemn the deliberate policy of Azerbaijan of escalating tensions and derailing the negotiation process conducted under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship.
In her words, such meeting may contribute to stabilization of the situation on the conflict zone, create necessary conditions for comprehensive settlement of the conflict.