Russia will supply a batch of military armaments to Armenia in the upcoming days as part of an active contract, while the realization of the new 100 million dollar loan agreement will begin after confirmation on all intergovernmental levels, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in an interview to Russia’s RIA Novosti.
Due to the Soviet Union’s policy of divide and rule, the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. unleashed devastating wars over disputed territories. The longest running territorial dispute in the post-Soviet space has been over Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR or Artsakh) between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This conflict is unique because it is not a proxy war between Russia and the West, and it’s fascinating considering America’s posture during its early stages, experts on Caucasus Movses Ter-Oganesyan and Suren Sargsyan wrote in an article in Forbes magazine.
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan appointed Ruben Sadoyan to serve as Ambassador to Georgia (stationed in Tbilisi).
The ministry of foreign affairs of Artsakh released a statement on the Declaration of Independence of Catalonia, the ministry reported.
Now people know what the text of the agreement says; no room left for rumors. On the other hand, one could ask why only now… but I guess this has to do with technical issues and the agreement behind the agreement: that to be done among the EU institutions and its 28 member states.
Azerbaijan was outraged by the fact that a very simple thing was announced – any settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict supposes the following: Artsakh cannot be a part of Azerbaijan, Armenian deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said commenting on the reaction of the Azerbaijani side to the Armenian President’s statement after the Geneva meeting.
Russia welcomes the willingness of Armenia and Azerbaijan to boost the negotiations process of the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said during a press briefing on October 26 in Moscow, commenting on the results of the Geneva meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents.
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has officially requested Azerbaijan to explain why it didn’t execute the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Azerbaijani opposition politician Ilgar Mammedov.
Azerbaijan has pushed itself into a deadlock with perspectiveless steps. This relates not only to the NK talks, but also to the domestic and foreign policy – thus also closing the way out of this deadlock, Armenian deputy FM Shavarsh Kocharyan said after today’s Cabinet meeting.
Defense minister of the Artsakh Republic, Defense Army commander, Lieutenant-General Levon Mnatsakanyan on October 24 received Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk – Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, press service of the Artsakh defense ministry reported.
