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Date: 08/10/2023
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Russian peacekeepers report ceasefire violation in Nagorno-Karabakh
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Armenian FM and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office call for international action on Nagorno-Karabakh crisis
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Genocide report may lead to indictment against Azerbaijan
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Armenia and Iran extend gas-for-electricity deal
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab urges international community to address Nagorno-Karabakh crisis
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Malta foreign minister briefed on Nagorno-Karabakh humanitarian crisis
Russian peacekeepers record ceasefire violation in Nagorno-Karabakh’s Askeran
Russian peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh recorded ceasefire violation. Azerbaijani troops opened gunfire at farmers working in Askeran, Russian Defense Ministry says.
Armenpress
Armenian FM, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office emphasize need for international action to resolve crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a telephone conversation with the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office. Ararat briefed his counterpart on the deepening humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh resulting from Azerbaijan's illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor.
Armenpress, Armenian FM briefs OSCE Chairman on deepening crisis in Artsakh
Ex-ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo’s genocide report may become future indictment against Azerbaijan – senior diplomat
Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan responds to Aliyev regime's attempts to misrepresent expert opinion. Luis Moreno Ocampo concluded that Azeri blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh constitutes genocide as being biased. Edmon said Azeri officials would never have paid attention to report had it been biased.
Armenpress, Armenian foreign ministry highlights critical role of free, objective coverage of blockade against Azeri propaganda, Armenians face genocide in Karabakh, former ICC prosecutor warns, Former ICC prosecutor accuses Azerbaijan of ‘genocide’ in Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia and Iran extend gas-for-electricity deal until 2030
Armenia and Iran have extended the Gas for Electrical Energy agreement until 2030. The extension was signed on August 10 at the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures in Yerevan.
Armenpress, "Gas for electricity" contract has been extended until 2030
'As Nagorno-Karabakh is being starved, the international community cannot continue looking away,' Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab
Human rights advocate Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab has reacted to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh. She said the international community cannot continue looking away as it has done for the last eight months. She cited the August 7, 2023 statement by a group of United Nations experts.
Armenpress
Malta foreign minister briefed on Nagorno-Karabakh humanitarian crisis
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a telephone conversation with Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Republic of Malta Ian Borg. The sides also touched upon the issues of cooperation in the EU and multilateral platforms.
Armenpress
Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures, Iranian Ambassador discuss joint projects
Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel Sanosyan met with the new Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani. Both sides attached importance to the warm, friendly Armenian-Iranian relations. Issues related to road construction and mining were also discussed.
Armenpress
Top diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan phone Washington
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan each spoke by phone with the U.S. State Department’s interim head for Europe and Eurasia to review ongoing peace talks. Vahe Sahakyan, a senior information resources specialist at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, discussed the importance of strengthening ties between Armenia and Armenian diaspora communities.
CivilNet
Serzh Sargsyan was interrogated in court in the "diesel fuel case"
Gevorg Tosunyan, the third president of RA, Serzh Sargsyan, was questioned in court on August 10 in the "Diesel case. He is accused of organizing the embezzlement of about half a billion drams under the state program of supplying diesel fuel to villagers at affordable prices. The RA Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan (died in 2021) is also involved in this case.
CivilNet
Baku makes fresh accusations against Yerevan amid Karabakh crisis
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has accused Armenia of “deliberately escalating” the situation in the region. Since December 12, 2022, the sole road connecting Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia has been blocked by Azerbaijan. The move aggravated the shortages of food, medicine and other essential items experienced by the region’s population.
PanArmenian, Le Monde: Karabakh blockade weakens chances of Armenia-Azerbaijan solution
Protesters block 134 Freeway in Glendale to call attention to crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh
Several hundred protesters blocked one side of the 134 Freeway in Glendale, California Wednesday night to call attention to the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh resulting from Azerbaijan’s blockade of Lachin Corridor. U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff has issued statements condemning the blockade and calling for the Biden Administration to take action. He also has authored a House resolution calling for recognition of Artsakh's sovereignty.
Armenpress, Protesters block 134 Freeway in Glendale to call attention to crisis in Artsakh
Rep. Sherman congratulates new Speaker of Artsakh Parliament on election
Congressman Brad Sherman welcomes election of Davit Ishkhanyan as the new Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh. Sherman: "I look forward to this transformative phase of leadership and to continuing the work to further strengthen the U.S. bond with Artsakh"
ArmRadio
This time we need a UN Security Council resolution. Edmon Marukyan
Armenia is carrying out extensive work in connection with applying to the UN Security Council. Edmon Marukyan, RA ambassador with special assignments, chairman of Bright Armenia party, says this tool should be used as effectively as possible.
CivilNet
Armenia has a new consul in Los Angeles
Karen Israelyan was appointed the new consul general of Armenia in Los Angeles. She was the deputy head of the Armenian mission to the EU in 2018-2023. Armenia's Foreign Ministry confirmed in a conversation with SivelNet that she performs the functions of the RA Consul General.
CivilNet
Netherlands court sentences head of Azerbaijani-Turkish Association for hate propaganda against Armenians
The Hague District Court has se...
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