Armenians announce massive protest against int’l idleness on KarabakhApril 9, 2016 - 11:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A group of Armenian citizens are organizing a protest action against states and international institutions involved in the Nagorno Karabakh peace process, for their weak diplomacy. Once the event was announced on Facebook, the group said there has been tremendous interest, and the event continues gaining momentum. “During the military actions, the international community and, particularly, institutions and states involved in the mediating efforts kept silent, at the same time equating the Armenian, Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani sides,” the group said in a statement. Throughout the recent days, the group has been spearheading the dissemination of accurate information on a variety of social media platforms to counter Azerbaijani propaganda. The protest coincides with the official visit of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs to Yerevan; the event, however, is targeted at Russia, the U.S., France, Israel, CSTO, EEU, PACE, Council of Europe, OSCE institutions and other countries. The protest #KarabakhNow | Against International Inactivity will take place at 15:00 on April 9, 2016 at the Republic Square. The parties to the Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral ceasefire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5. Prior to that, on the night of April 1-2, Azerbaijani armed forces initiated overt offensive operations in the southern, southeastern and northeastern directions of the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh. As many as 46 Karabakh servicemen were killed and 122 were wounded in the course of military operations. As of April 5, the Azerbaijani side has lost 26 tanks and 4 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 1 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, 1 engineering vehicle, 2 military helicopters and 11 unmanned aerial vehicles. The Azerbaijani side has admitted the loss of 31 fighters, 1 helicopter and 1 unmanned drones, whereas the Armenian side's photo and video materials show dozens of killed Azerbaijani troops, 1 helicopter and 3 UAVs. Opposition media outlets, however, reported on the death of 81 Azerbaijani soldiers, stating that 6 more have gone missing. According to Karabakh authorities, 300 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in clashes. 14 Karabakh tanks have been neutralized since April 2. Related links: 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 | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |