During the period from September 1-7 the Azerbaijani forces violated the ceasefire regime over 110 times in the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact by firing over 700 shots from various caliber weapons at the Armenian positions.
This day is historic for all of us, for Armenia, Artsakh, Diaspora and all Armenians. 28 years ago this day Artsakh was proclaimed a Republic, de facto becoming independent from Soviet Azerbaijan and choosing the path of creating an independent statehood.
Today, September 2, 2019, marks the 28th anniversary of the declaration of independence of Artsakh, formerly known as the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
Armenia’s defense minister Davit Tonoyan on August 30 visited the Defense Army of Artsakh on a working visit.
President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan signed a decree according to which Major-General Vyacheslav Danielyan has been dismissed from the post of Defense Army deputy commander for armament- armament chief and discharged from military service on the basis of retiring for length of service.
The Ministry of Defense of Artsakh has commented on the Azerbaijani reports regarding Private Arayik Ghazaryan, the conscripted serviceman of the Artsakh’s military who has appeared in the Azerbaijani territory in circumstances yet to be determined.
Congressional opposition to the Trump Administration attempts to cut U.S. aid for the Artsakh de-mining continues to grow with 22 Senators from 16 states representing 143 million Americans co-signing a letter defending this life-saving program.
Russia’s stance in deciding the final status of Nagorno Karabakh and settling the conflict through negotiations remains unchanged, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on August 9 during a briefing.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in the August 6 grand opening of the 7th Pan-Armenian Summer Games in the Stepan Shahumyan Republican Stadium in Stepanakert, Artsakh.
The statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan of 6 August 2019 is a stark demonstration of failure to adhere to basic rules of civility and decency, incapacity to sustain civilized norms of conduct between nations, especially amongst parties engaged at the highest level in highly complex and sensitive process of conflict resolution.
