PM says Syunik not cut off from Armenia amid fresh Azeri provocationAugust 26, 2021 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday, August 26 that the province of Syunik has not been cut off from the rest of Armenia, as the Azerbaijani military has blocked at least two sections of an interstate road in the country's south. The National Security Service confirmed earlier that the Armenian side is working to restore traffic on Karmrakar-Shurnukh section of the Kapan-Goris highway blocked by the Azerbaijani side since Wednesday evening. Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan said on Thursday that the Azerbaijani military has blocked another section of an interstate road in the same area. Pashinyan told lawmakers on Thursday that there is an alternative ground road which is now being repaired. The Prime Minister said the Azerbaijanis have blocked the road, allegedly because of an incident involving Armenian soldiers stabbing an Azerbaijani servicemen. Pashinyan, however, denied the reports. The Defense Ministry too has refuted the involvement of Armenian Army soldiers in any such incident. Pashinyan noted that the blocking of the highway contradicts an agreement reached between Armenia and Russia, according to which the Russian border guards are responsible for ensuring the security of the road in question. The PM added that the agreement was supposed to become a trilateral document but it never happened. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |