Opposition bloc OK with CSTO mission, slams sending Armenians to AlmatyJanuary 8, 2022 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The opposition Armenia bloc believes Yerevan should not have prevented the deployment of the CSTO contingent to Kazakhstan, but the Armenian forces should not have been sent to Almaty, lawmaker from the bloc Gegham Nazaryan said in a statement on Facebook Friday, January 7. "Kazakhstan adhered to a clear pro-Azerbaijani position during the 44-day war [in Nagorno-Karabakh in fall 2020]. Kazakhstan congratulated Azerbaijan on November 9," Nazaryan said. Nazaryan added that in a situation “when haven't healed the wounds of the war, haven't overcome the consequences", Armenia should not be sending a single serviceman abroad, especially to Kazakhstan, "where only intra-clan – not inter-clan but intra-clan – issues are being resolved." Almost immediately after Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev asked for help, the CSTO decided to deploy a peacekeeping contingent in Kazakhstan, with Armenia sending 100 troops to Kazakhstan as part of the contingent. Throughout the mission, the Armenian peacekeeping unit will only protect buildings and infrastructures of strategic importance, the Defense Ministry said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |