Russian blogger shares impressions about ‘real’ KarabakhFebruary 16, 2018 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian blogger Igor Shiryaev was among the group of journalists who visited Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) to participate in events marking the 30th anniversary of the Karabakh movement on February 10-13. “Having traveled to a lot of beautiful and exotic spots on the planet, I find Karabakh one of the few places that I call real,” Shiryaev said in a Facebook post. “There are higher mountains, more exotic nature, and richer countries, but Karabakh is real!” The country, according to the blogger, is populated by properly educated people who have experienced a lot and, surprisingly, have become not worse, but better people. “They do not ask for anything from anyone. They just want to be left alone and allowed to live peacefully on the land they consider their own,” Shiryaev said. “And I absolutely agree with them. Nowhere else do I feel so free and at the same time safe as in Karabakh.” During the visit, the members of the group met the Primate of the Diocese of Artsakh of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, parliament speaker Ashot Ghulyan, foreign minister Masis Mailyan, human rights defender Ruben Melikyan to name a few. Related links: 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |