  Iran detains 29 Azerbaijanis for anti-Armenian actions March 4, 2019 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian security forces have detained 29 Azerbaijanis after the visit of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to the Islamic Republic. The Azerbaijanis were detained for anti-Armenian actions օn March 1. During a football match between Traktor Sazi and Sepahan at a stadium in Tabriz, the fans of the former started chanting "Karabakh is and will be ours", waving the flag of Azerbaijan and burning that of Armenia. In addition, the Azerbaijani activists also sticking a sheet with the inscription "Karabakh is an integral part of Azerbaijan" on the building of the Armenian Embassy in Tehran. The Azerbaijanis's actions came in response to Pashinyan's selfie with the members of Iran's Armenian community against the background of a poster with the inscription “Karabakh is Armenia. Period”.  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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
