Valdis Pelsh included in blacklist of AzerbaijanSeptember 8, 2010 - 19:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Karot international festival Metso Igityan said that Azerbaijani media quoted country’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Elhan Polukhov as saying that famous Russian showman Valdis Pelsh is included in the country’s blacklist and his entry into the country is forbidden, following the showman’s participation in a concert as part of Karot festival in Artsakh. Besides, they became witnesses of how Azerbaijanis fired at Movses village in Artsakh, Igityan told a press conference on September 8. “We were in Artsakh on September 7 and heard shots from the Azerbaijani positions. Local residents told us that Azerbaijanis fired at the village also the day before it,” noted Metso Igityan. Karot festival is held for the first time in Armenia and Artsakh. Its opening ceremony was held on September 2 and was dedicated to Independence Day of the Republic of Artsakh. Kindness monument by architect Gregory Pototsky was inaugurated in Stepanakert the same day. Stepanakert has become the 10th capital, where the monument is set. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |