Moscow markets owned by Azerbaijani billionaires ban Armenian produceJuly 18, 2020 - 12:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Some Moscow markets owned by Azerbaijani billionaires Ilham Rahimov and God Nisanov have banned the sale of agricultural produce from Armenia, amid renewed unrest on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to several media reports, the Azerbaijani businessmen have prohibited any transactions involving vegetables and fruits from Armenia. As a result, tons of Armenian apricots and sweet cherries remained in trucks. Social media users, however, spread the word about the incident on July 17, and Armenians from different cities of Russia flocked to the trucks to buy Armenian produce and help their compatriots. Prominent Russian-Armenian writer Narine Abgaryan has revealed the apricots are of excellent quality and sold at a price that is lower than the current market price, because the markets that have sheltered the Armenians trucks have demanded no fees. Earlier, a group of Azerbaijanis had bought apricots in Russia and stomped it as a sign of protest against Armenia. The situation on the border between the two countries escalated on July 12, with Azerbaijan having launched three unsuccessful infiltration attempts since that day. The Azerbaijani military has also been firing on the Armenian positions, and using large caliber grenade launchers and combat drones to target civilian homes in several border settlements. Four servicemen of the Armenian army have been killed, while Azerbaijan has reported 12 deaths. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |