Karabakh Foreign Ministers: Stepanakert airport will be exploitedJanuary 15, 2021 - 13:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Stepanakert airport will most likely begin operations for peacekeepers in the first stage, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Foreign Minister David Babayan said in an interview with the Public Television of Armenia. "I think the airport will start working, it just takes time. At the moment, I think, everything suggests that it will first be used as a military object by the peacekeepers to ensure their needs and security issues," Babayan said. After that, he said, steps will be taken so that the facility can be used for civilian purposes: “I have almost no doubt that it will be exploited, time will tell. As a military facility, I think it will be operated.” Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side has returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. 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 | 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.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |