“On July 29, in the period between 21:00 and 23:00, the gunmen have periodically opened fire from various types of weapons from the police precinct, in particular from the windows of the 3- storey building, at on-duty police officers in Sari Tagh area, at buildings of the area, as well as at law enforcement officers who were monitoring the blocked part of Khorenatsi Street, and have thrown stun grenades at the barrier in Khorenatsi Street.”
According to him, if the issue of the Police was dispersing the meeting, it should have simply applied special means of dispersing the unauthorized rally, and not organize beatings, send secret agents there, who penetrated into public in civilian clothes and firstly attempted to provoke people, and then applied functions of the Police.
“Sayad wasn’t a demonstrator, he was on his way to the uncle’s house, who was timely back from Moscow and was staying at a relative, living in Sari Tagh. As there were no routes for public transportation, they were closed, he decided to go on foot, not knowing there would be a protest on that part of the district. He didn’t manage to pass, as there were explosions. As a result, he received injury on the eye, which has been extracted.”
“Maria Zakharova mentioned that Turkey can have a positive investment in the conflict settlement process, as it has repeatedly supported Azerbaijan’s activities. I perceive Zakharova’s remarks this way, it’s clear that Turkey won’t become a participant to negotiation format, Armenia will be against, and even in case of such a perspective Armenia won’t allow it. Russia hasn’t changed its policy, essence of which is balance maintenance between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and Turkey will divert that balance, which isn’t beneficial for Russia,” Russian Turkologist said.
The Defense Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh as result of ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan, at 23:25 on July 29, 20 year old soldier Hrach V. Gevorgyan was wounded in one of the eastern military positions of the Defense Army of Nagorno Karabakh.
People are being detained from Sari Tagh. As “Azatutyun” Radio reporter Hovhannes Movsisyan reports the red berets forcedly detain people from the street. The reporter informs that the policemen in civilian clothes attacked on the demonstrators, hit them on hands and heads. The reporter of “Azatutyun” Radio informs, that he was also attacked on hands and head. He informs that violence has been used towards other reporters as well. According to the latter their equipment was partially damaged. According to the reporter lots of ambulance cars are leaving Sari Tagh.
The National Security Service has apprehended persons criminally assisting the gunmen who have taken control of the Police precinct in Yerevan. “In particular it was revealed that M.M – who is currently under arrest – has been in contact with gunmen Armen Lambaryan and Martin Hakobyan, and has planned to induce the rally participants by violence against on-duty police officers on July 24 in Khorenatsi Street to break through the barricades and join the gunmen and get armed.
“As Mr. Yenigomshyan allowed himself to discredit and call a liar my friend (Vitaly Balasanyan), let me introduce two episodes from the life of Mr. Yenigomshyan. In 1980 Mr. Yenigomshyan in Geneva planned a terror act with Syuzi Mahserejyan, the bomb exploded in the hotel room in his hands, as he wrongly switched it. Syuzi was in the room then. Yenigomshyan lost his hand and sight, but Syuzi, who is Monte Melkonian’s sister-in-law, equally has born the punishment with Yenigomshyan. Let him first reply, against who that terror act was organized.”
Overnight July 28-29 the Azerbaijani forces violated the ceasefire regime by firing various caliber weapons and 60mm mortar (2 shells) at the Armenian positions in the eastern direction (Akna) of Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan line of contact.
“NATO member countries, NATO partners have rather hard position regarding Russia’s initiated hostile activities against its neighbors. It particularly refers Ukraine. NATO has tough position regarding its policy, according to which, any European country has a sovereign right to choose its defensive partners within its foreign policy. NATO is decisive in this issue. “
