According to the “168.am” newspaper, a plane with the former commander of the Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh Rustam Muradov will land in Armenia in a few hours.
Muradov, who is on vacation, was urgently sent to Armenia to return to Armenia those who were captured as a result of yesterday's hostilities in Syunik and to avoid a military escalation.
As of 14:00, the situation in the eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border remains tense. As it was already reported, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces once again provoked, attacking the Armenian positions located in that direction. The enemy uses artillery, armored vehicles, firearms of different calibers. The Armenian side has taken adequate actions. As a result of intense skirmishes, the enemy has a loss of armored vehicles.
Читать полностью…Due to the installation of an Azerbaijani customs point on the Kapan-Chakaten highway in the Syunik region of Armenia, six of our villages were isolated at once. It is now impossible to get there along the Kapan-Meghri highway, you have to take a detour and make a big detour. More clearly ➡️ in the infographic
Читать полностью…On the Kapan-Chakaten road, control is exercised by Armenian border guards, traffic police and Russian peacekeepers.
Читать полностью…Armenian Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan will be relieved of his post, sources at Infotek24 reported.
Together, the Ministry of Defense will be headed by Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan.
It can be assumed that the reason for the resignation of the recently appointed head of the Defense Ministry was yesterday's incident on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, when the Armenian Armed Forces, without offering resistance, retreated from their positions in the Jermuk region.
Armenia and the European Union will sign a Common Aviation Area Agreement early next week.
The agreement will be signed during the visit of Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan to Brussels on November 15-16.
Meetings with partners from the European Union are also expected.
The EU Council gave the green light to the signing of an Aviation Neighborhood Agreement with Armenia in June 2021.
The agreements will open up the air travel market, offering new opportunities for both consumers and operators. Through more efficient communication, it will promote trade, tourism, investment, and economic and social development.
Another destroyed cemetery in the occupied territories of Artsakh: this cemetery was located in the village of Khin Takher in the Hadrut region; as we can see, the Azerbaijanis razed it to the ground.
Читать полностью…🔸️ RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will leave for Brussels
On November 15-16, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will pay a working visit to Brussels to participate in the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Eastern Partnership countries. During the visit, an agreement on the RA-EU common aviation zone will be signed.
Meetings with partners from the European Union will also be held.
Azerbaijan, using BMPs (7-8 units), moved forward in one more direction in Syunik.
Well-trained soldiers of our army stood at the positions, the enemy, even with a numerical superiority (Yashma), could not press them out. There were minor skirmishes. After that, the enemy called heavy armored vehicles for help. As a result, the guys had to retreat 1-2 km. There were no casualties.
UPD from AMP. Our fighters did not retreat, they are in their positions.
Turkish attack UAV Anka was seen in the skies over the Syrian province of Idlib today.
Читать полностью…Monument to Armen Dzhigarkhanyan will be unveiled at the Vagankovskoye cemetery on the anniversary of the death of the People's Artist of the USSR
"Interfax" learned from the author of the monument, Mikael Sogoyan, that the work on the monument had been carried out throughout the year. It was attended by friends, members of the Dzhigarkhanyan family, as well as representatives of the theater.
Dzhigarkhanyan died on November 14 at the age of 86. His filmography includes more than 200 paintings, the artist has many roles in the theater.
On November 12, battalion tactical exercises were held at the Baghramyan training ground using new technical means
The purpose of the exercise was to improve the skills of command personnel in organizing and conducting a counteroffensive battle.
The defeat of the targets of the simulated enemy during the exercises was carried out using electronic tablets loaded with the coordinates of the placement of pre-calculated assignments, which significantly increased the effectiveness of hitting targets.
Electronic tablets were also used to direct the main direction of mortar fire.
The Minister of Defense of Armenia received the Ambassador of India. During the meeting, issues of bilateral cooperation in the field of defense were discussed. The parties confirmed the existence of a number of areas of mutual interest, which should be enshrined in cooperation agreements.
The importance of carrying out mutual visits at a high level was noted.
President appoints ex-MPs as ambassadors to Germany and Spain
At the suggestion of the prime minister, Armen Sargsyan recalled ambassadors to Germany and Liechtenstein Ashot Smbatyan and to Spain and Andorra Vladimir Karmirshalyan.
🔺 A former deputy from the "Enlightened Armenia" party was appointed new ambassador to Germany, and after the revolution - from the ruling "Civil Treaty" Viktor Yengibaryan.
🔺The diplomatic mission in Spain will be headed by a relative of the wife of the Secretary of the Security Council and ex-deputy from the ruling party Sos Avetisyan.
📌 Earlier, the former head of the "Civil Contract" faction, Lilit Makunts, was appointed Ambassador of Armenia to the United States.
The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issued a statement following their meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia:
▪️ reaffirmed the importance of making progress on humanitarian issues, including issues of detainees, demining, missing persons, protection of historical and cultural sites
▪️ called on Baku and Yerevan to provide unlimited access to international humanitarian organizations
▪️ emphasized the importance of avoiding provocative rhetoric and actions
Look at how the plane of the Azerbaijani airlines flies over the territory of Armenia. Entry into the Iranian military post, a sharp return to the Artsakh region’s military space, then entering the Armenian military space, approximately where the fighting took place today, then to the end of the Armenian-western Armenian border and a sharp turn towards occupied Nakhijevan.
In general, reconnaissance is going on actively. Yes,
and this is 4 liner per day.
On November 16, at around 13:00, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched another provocation in the direction of the eastern border of the Republic of Armenia, firing on the Armenian positions. The RA Armed Forces subdivisions took retaliatory actions in order to prevent the enemy's advance. The Ministry of Defense will regularly issue messages on further developments in the situation.
Читать полностью…More than 4 thousand pilgrims have visited the Amaras and Dadivank monasteries located near the demarcation line during the year of the Russian peacekeeping contingent's activity in Nagorno-Karabakh, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
The peacekeepers have accompanied believers to Sunday services in the monasteries of the Armenian Apostolic Church from Stepanakert and back more than 80 times, said the representative of the contingent Alexander Postnikov. Also, to preserve historical and cultural values, the military constantly patrol the territory adjacent to the shrines.
"An ambulance" must travel 70 km to provide assistance - the headman of Chakaten Ara Harutyunyan told @SputnikArmenia about the situation in the village:
🔹 The establishment of a customs point in Baku actually cut off Chakaten from the outside world - in the village there was a problem with the provision of food and first aid.
🔹 The road from Kapan to Chakaten is completely closed, you can get to the village from Meghri.
🔹 We managed to provide the village with only bread, at the expense of a bakery operating near Chakaten, in which there will be enough food for two months.
🔹 The villagers are worried - they have no idea what will happen next, especially the parents of young children are worried.
Armenia to partake in CSTO special forces’ military exercises in Tajikistan.
The "Cobalt 2021" joint military exercises of the special forces of the collective rapid reaction forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be conducted from Wednesday to Friday at the Fahrabad training ground in Tajikistan, RIA Novosti reported.
The purpose of these drills is to increase the level of preparation efficiency and joint and operational-combat measures in the areas of collective security.
During the practical exercises, the servicemen from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan will jointly improve the planning and implementation of the operations to destroy militants.
🇷🇺🇸🇾 The Russian Aerospace Forces launched an airstrike on the militants' object in the area of the settlement of Majaliya in the Syrian province of Idlib.
In total, according to local sources, there were three strikes.
Iraq wants to increase trade with Armenia
On November 12, Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan received Charge d'Affaires of the Iraqi Embassy in RA Dok Sukhalyan M. Khalil Al-Jubur. This was reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Economy.
Al-Jubur stated that the Republic of Iraq wants to strengthen the Armenian-Iraqi relations and increase the trade turnover with Armenia. He emphasized the importance of Armenia for Iraq, the fact that Armenians are loved in his country, and expressed the opinion that cooperation with the Armenians is necessary for high-quality work.
The Iraqi representative proposed to hold a meeting of the intergovernmental commission of the two countries in Baghdad, adding that Iraq is interested in the participation of companies specializing in the construction and energy sectors of Armenia in the reconstruction of their country. He also expressed his readiness to support Armenian companies on behalf of the Iraqi government.
Kerobyan also expressed interest in the participation of Armenian companies in the reconstruction of Iraq, noting that the Armenian government is ready to support companies that will participate in this process.
Armenia, Azerbaijan to set up checkpoints on Kapan-Chakaten road after midnight – National Security Service.
After midnight the Azerbaijani side will set up a checkpoint in the section of the Kapan-Chakaten road under the Azerbaijani control to carry out border and customs control, the Armenian National Security Service informs.
Accordingly, the Armenian side will also set up border and customs checkpoints on the highway.
At the same time, the Security Service informs that the alternative road in this section will be ready by the end of this year.
The RA Foreign Minister took part in the official event dedicated to the 75th anniversary of UNESCO in Paris
Читать полностью…✅ Summary of the day - if you suddenly missed something important for November 12:
1️⃣ Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan stated that Azerbaijan is torpedoing the agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh and entered into a polemic with the Azerbaijani prime minister.
2️⃣ The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia discussed with the head of UNESCO the problem of the destruction of Armenian monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh.
3️⃣ The Armenian police denied reports of traffic difficulties on the road to Tatev, and the Deputy Prime Minister got acquainted with the progress of road construction work in Syunik.
4️⃣ A memorial plaque was opened in "Erebuni" in memory of the Russian pilots who died in the skies over Armenia a year ago.
5️⃣ The deputy head of the Goris community was arrested after two days of delays.
6️⃣ The head coach of the Armenian national team apologized for the nightmare at the Republican stadium.
7️⃣ After the high-profile murder of a crime boss and an ex-deputy, 5 people were detained in Yerevan.
8️⃣ Correspondents of @SputnikArmenia have visited alternative roads from Goris to Kapan: Hot-Vorotan and Tandzaver-Bartsravan are still impassable, and the village of Bartsravan is at a dead end.
Almost all day long UAV of Armenia or Russia Armed Forces is circling over Armenia-Turkey border.
Читать полностью…Through tourist trails: what the second alternative to the Goris-Kapan road looks like
After Azerbaijan set up customs checkpoints on the Goris-Vorotan section of the road (the road connecting Armenia and Iran), several villages in the Syunik region located on this section were almost cut off from the rest of Armenia.
These are Vorotan, Shurnukh and Bardzravan. There are two dirt roads leading to them, both of which lead to the Shinuair-Tatev-Kapan alternative route.
We have already shown the video footage of the first road Hot-Vorotan. The second road is Tandzaver - Bardzravan. This is a tourist route not yet adapted for transport. Renovation work is underway here as well.
🇸🇾🇺🇸 The Syrian military has blocked the passage of a US military convoy near the city of Qamishli in the Syrian province of Haseke. The Americans were forced to turn around and go in the opposite direction.
Читать полностью…Senate Armed Services Committee set to consider amendments on Azerbaijani war crimes, Turkish killer drones.
Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired by Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, is set to consider three key amendments:
1) Cutting off US aid to Azerbaijan (enforcing Section 907)
2) Investigating U.S. parts/technology in Turkey’s killer drones
3) Mandating a U.S. Department of State war crimes report.