The Ministry of Defense of Artsakh issued new details from the latest Azerbaijani ceasefire violation.
Last week, I wrote about a scandalous incident when Armenian officials did not allow Mourad Papazian, a French Armenian community leader who has devoted his life to the defense of the Armenian Cause, to enter Armenia after arriving at the Yerevan Airport. Despite Papazian’s repeated questions at the airport as to why Armenian officials were banning him from entering the country, he was not given an answer. I will now comment on the latest developments in this case.
The Defense Ministry of Armenia denies another statement of the Azerbaijani defense ministry according to which the Armenian Armed Forces have shelled the Azerbaijani combat positions.
“We’ve had a phone talk with Prime Minister Pashinyan on the occasion of religious festivals of the two countries, during which we exchanged congratulations. Of course, we also spoke about the process of normalization of relations between our country and Armenia.
From the very beginning Armenia has refused and is refusing to discuss an issue of “Zangezur corridor”, such logic is not acceptable in any way, Chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on foreign affairs Eduard Aghajanyan said at a press conference today.
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken had a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the Office of the State Department Spokesperson said.
The Armenian delegation initiated 3 amendments in the reports submitted at the summer sitting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The amendments pertained also to the issue of the PoWs, preservation of cultural heritage, but the amendments were not adopted, the Head of the Armenian Parliamentary Delegation to the OSCE PA Eduard Aghajanyan said at a news conference.
What is a Community Liaison Volunteer (CLV)? A CLV, previously known as a warden, is a private U.S. citizen who volunteers to assist the American Citizen Services section in communicating with Americans in Armenia, preparing for disasters, and alerting Americans to emergency situations.
French Armenian community leader Mourad (Franck) Papazian and his wife were not allowed to enter Armenia last week after they arrived at the Yerevan Airport. Papazian is a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s worldwide leadership (Bureau) and the Co-President of the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of France.
Just last week, National Endowment for Democracy President Damon Wilson was also in Yerevan where he met with the Armenian PM. The two discussed potential cooperation between the U.S. Congress funded organization and the Armenian government.