Exactly 10 years ago, these very days, there was a war that lasted only 4 days and has remained in all our memories as the Four-Day War. It ended on April 5 at 12:00, after the enemy had been forced the previous day to ask for a ceasefire. On April 4, in the presence of the Ambassadors of the OSCE participating states invited to the office of the President of the Republic of Armenia, I had already stated that if the military operations continued and assumed a large-scale character, the Republic of Armenia would recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.
168TV’s “Diplomat” program discussed a number of geopolitical, South Caucasus and Armenian developments with Professor Jeffrey Sachs, world known economist, bestselling author, global leader in sustainable development, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.
Relatives and representatives of Armenian detainees unlawfully held in Azerbaijan have sent a letter to Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan; the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation, Ignazio Cassis; and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, requesting the activation of the Protecting Power mechanism within the framework of international humanitarian law.
On behalf of the third President of the Republic of Armenia and Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, a tribute was paid today at the Yerablur Military Pantheon to the memory of the heroes who died during the April 2016 clashes, as well as all Armenians who sacrificed their lives in the Artsakh war.
The families of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan have been unable to see their loved ones for more than two years. They are deeply concerned about the detainees’ state of health. The last to have had independent access to them were representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross — the only organization that visited them at their places of detention.
On 13 March, during a phone call with his family, Ruben Vardanyan attempted to deliver a public address to Azerbaijan’s Ombudsperson, Sabina Aliyeva. The call was forcibly terminated.
Dr. Artur Khachikyan, a PhD in Political Science from Stanford University, interviewed Lawrence Wilkerson, a retired US Army Colonel, military analyst, and former Chief of Staff to US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
American human rights activist and former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch Kenneth Roth is simply shocked why Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is so afraid of free and fair elections.
Aram Hamparian,, the executive director of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) says a recently leaked communication from Apollo Strategic Communications offers a rare glimpse into what he describes as long-running efforts to undermine Armenian advocacy in Washington.
Dr. Arthur Khachikian, Stanford PhD in Political Science had an interview with Arta Moeini, Research Director, Institute of Peace and Diplomacy and James W. Carden, editor and columnist at The American Conservative, former U.S. State Department adviser, and a senior advisor to the American Committee on the US-Russia Accord (ACURA).
