CoE: Armenia, Azerbaijan have committed to settling conflict peacefullyOctober 19, 2020 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Azerbaijan have committed before the Council of Europe to the protection of human rights in their countries, as well as to achieving a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, CoE Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić said in Moscow on Monday, October 19. "Regardless of politics, people living there should enjoy the same rights, democracy and the rule of law as any other European," the Secretary General said, according to RFE/RL Armenian Service. "The authorities have a responsibility to ensure that the Council of Europe is able to freely enter these territories in order to assess the situation on the ground and provide them with the best possible support." A spokesman for Pejčinović Burić, Daniel Holtgen said in a tweet that "after continued armed conflict last week with many civilian casualties we reiterate our concern over an escalating humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh and call on all sides to respect the ceasefire of 10 October and return to the negotiation table." Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Donations can be made to Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, which has launched a fundraising campaign to support humanitarian efforts in Karabakh. 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 | 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. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |