"From Russia To Iran" - Levison Wood visits Armenian highlandsSeptember 11, 2017 - 18:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the clip package at the start of "From Russia To Iran: Crossing The Wild Frontier", British explorer, writer and photographer Levison Wood has visited Armenia too. In the green highlands of Armenia, he met a gloomy shepherd who belonged to the country’s 30,000 strong Yazidi community. “I’m pretty sick of it actually,” he said. “That’s what happens when you do one job for 25 years.” In the series, Wood undertakes a 2600-mile trek across the mighty Caucasus mountains, on the tense frontier between Europe and Asia. In Episode 4, the exploerer travels through Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, before heading into Iran towards the Caspian Sea and the journey's end. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. |