Russian peacekeepers did not allow Azerbaijani journalists into KarabakhDecember 7, 2022 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian peacekeepers have have denied entry to Azerbaijani journalists going to the village of Ivanyan (Khojaly) near the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) capital of Stepanakert, Azerbaijani media reported. The commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh, Major General Andrei Volkov ordered that Azerbaijani journalists accompanying a monitoring group consisting of employees of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR) of Azerbaijan, the State Property Service under the Ministry of Economy and AzerGold CJSC, not be allowed into the territory. Volkov did not let the media cover negotiations between the monitoring group of Azerbaijan and the leadership of the peacekeeping contingent in Khojaly. Media representatives who crossed the checkpoint under the control of peacekeepers were able to advance in the direction of Stepanakert, but the Russian military, using additional forces and blocking the way for journalists, made them go back. The reports come on the heels of an incident, which involved a group of Azerbaijanis blocking the highway connecting Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh and citing "environmental reasons". The road was unblocked after three hours of negotiations with the Karabakh authorities and the Russian peacekeeping mission. 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 | 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. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |