Armenia threatened with new problems from TurkeyJuly 26, 2021 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A top Turkish official has threatened Armenia with new problems, piling accusations on Yerevan for "endangering regional peace." In the Second Karabakh War, Turkey supported Azerbaijan militarily, also by transferring terrorist mercenaries from the Middle East to fight against Karabakh. Armenia was the first to report on Turkey's deployment of thousands of Syrian fighters to Azerbaijan. International media publications followed suit, as did reactions from France, Russia, Iran and Syria. The Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army has already unveiled footage from the interrogation of two such terrorists captured on the front. Comments from Ömer Çelik, a spokesperson for Turkey's Ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), came on Sunday, July 26, after the Armenian side reported more injuries from Azerbaijani shooting in border areas. Çelik took to Twitter to threaten Yerevan with new problems "if Armenia does not understand the messages of [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdoğan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev." He reminded that Erdoğan has been calling for a six-nation regional cooperation platform that also includes Armenia, describing it as a "historical opportunity". Çelik said that Turkey "will not allow Yerevan to endanger regional peace." 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.” |