Argentine journalist says Azeri blacklist ‘barbaric act’August 10, 2013 - 11:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azeri Foreign Ministry has published a list of 335 people declared personae non gratae over visits to Nagorno Karabakh, including Marcelo Cantelmi, chief editor of International Policy in Clarín, the largest newspaper in Argentina, and Eduardo Eurnekian, an Argentinian-Armenian entrepreneur. Marcelo Cantelmi, who traveled to Karabakh in 2005 to cover the conflict, said that “publishing a blacklist is a despicable and barbaric act. It is a discriminatory method, historically used by dictators and tyrants, that intends to punish divergent opinions in a brutal manner.” “With this rustic and pathetic system, they want to deny Armenians rights on their ancestral territory," he added. “This list demonstrates that Azerbaijan not only refuses to recognize the right to self-determination of the people of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, but also uses dictatorial means like 'blacklists', to punish people of any nation in the world that promote social development, economic investments or accompany the democratic processes and institutions of Nagorno Karabakh," commented Alfonso Tabakian, Director of the Armenian National Committee of South America. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |