Now EU is more interested to engage itself as a defense actor in the South Caucasus. Gogolashvili
The article considers the main risks and challenges to the energy security of the Republic of Artsakh in the period after the 44-day war in 2020. An analysis of the development of the energy system of Artsakh is carried out to determine its strengths and future potential. The state program for the development of water resources with a focus on the development of hydropower is analyzed.
The famous American lobbying company, i.e., the Livingston Group, which is known for its strong anti-Armenian activities in the United States, providing services to the Turkish-Azerbaijani lobby in Washington, provides services to the National Democratic Pole Party. In particular, we found out that this most successful lobbying organization in the USA, which has worked for a long time against the process of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, as well as the pro-Armenian resolution 907, is trying to organize meetings in the US institutions for Jirair Sefilian, who is going to leave for the USA in the near future.
The only consolation for Armenia is that its two hostile neighbors, Azerbaijan and Turkey, have much lower scores. Both Azerbaijan and Turkey are ranked by Freedom House on its Freedom Score as “Not Free.” In terms of democratic rule, Azerbaijan is classified as a “Consolidated Authoritarian Regime,” while the report on Turkey is still pending.
Several newspapers announced earlier this month that a major complaint has been submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Turkey. A group of European legal experts compiled a massive file which included “witness testimonies giving details of torture, state sponsored kidnapping, and wrongful imprisonment” by the Turkish government of its 200,000 opponents.
Yesterday, Anna Israelyan, the editor of online “Aravot” posted on her Facebook account that since 7:46 p.m. they had lost access to their YouTube channel.
This morning, before the regular session of the Government, at the entrance of the Government building on Melik-Adamyan Street, where the motorcade accompanying Nikol Pashinyan was entering the building, and at that moment two men were passing by, they were probably rushing to work at that time. Seconds later, more than two dozen police officers, as if by one order, ran towards these people, then a stampede, fight and shouting began.
The Lachin Corridor has been blocked by Azerbaijani fake “environmentalists”, the Russian peacekeepers are unable or unwilling to ensure the operation of the road, the Armenian authorities are not doing anything to open it, and they are just trying to “draw the attention of the international community”.
Today is day 72 of the total blockade of Artsakh. For 72 days, the 120K citizens of Artsakh have not had the ability to enter or exit their country. They are deprived of the ability to visit Armenia or to receive guests from Armenia. With very limited supplies, they are forced to ration food with the help of food stamps in order to survive. Children are deprived of the right of education, since the schools can’t be properly heated due to Azerbaijan also disrupting gas supplies from Armenia.
The Diaspora should be aware of what’s going on in Armenia. Journalist
