Minister: Armenia will ensure safety of Azerbaijan–Nakhichevan roadFebruary 22, 2021 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will ensure the safety of a road connecting Azerbaijan to Nakhichevan, Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan said in an interview with RIA Novosti. "First of all, I would like to note that the use of the term "corridor" is incorrect when it comes to transport communications between the western regions of Azerbaijan and the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic," Harutyunyan explained. "According to the statement of the the Prime Minister of Armenia, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the President of the Russian Federation from November 9, 2020, the only corridor is the one in Lachin, which connects Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia. In all other cases, we are dealing with transport communications." At the same time, he added, Armenia, in accordance with its obligations, will ensure the safety of said transport communication. “It is not necessary to involve the army in the process, and control over transport communications, again according to the trilateral statement, is entrusted to the border service of the FSB of Russia," Harutyunyan added. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side has returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. 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. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |