Istanbul: Armenians attacked by group of AzerbaijanisJuly 28, 2020 - 11:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three young Armenians have been attacked by a group of Azerbaijanis in Istanbul, Turkey, according to a video the perps posted online after the attack. The video has now been removed. Turkish Armenian newspaper Agos spoke to the mother of one of the attacked youth. The woman said they Armenians were taking a taxi when they were approached by the Azerbaijani group and asked questions about Karabakh. The said they were not interested in such issues, the woman said, but were attacked anyway. Besides those three, two other Armenians over the age of 50 have been attacked in the same neighborhood, while the staff of a store run by an Armenian woman have been harassed. The situation on the border between the two countries escalated on July 12, with Azerbaijan launching several unsuccessful infiltration attempts throughout the next week. The Azerbaijani military also used artillery and combat drones to target civilian homes in several border settlements in Armenia. Five servicemen of the Armenian army were killed, while Azerbaijan reported 12 deaths. The border unrest has resulted in clashes abroad, with groups of Azerbaijanis attacking Armenians and cars with Armenian license plates in several countries. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |