Official: Will the world turn a blind eye to ethnic cleansing of Armenians?December 14, 2022 - 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of the Armenian National Assembly Alen Simonyan on Tuesday, December 13 described Azerbaijan’s blocking of the Armenia-Karabakh corridor as an attempt of ethnic cleansing of Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). “So-called Azerbaijani “environments” in civilian clothing and companied by military officers blocked the only route connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Arrmenia, literally taking 120,000 Armenians hostage. In addition, gas supply to Karabakh was try,” Simonyan said. “It’s another attempt of ethnic cleansing of Armenians of Artsakh. Is the world going to turn a blind eye again?” On Monday morning, several Azerbaijani nationals, who claimed to be environmental experts, blocked passage through the Lachin corridor, the only road linking Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Yerevan slammed this step as a provocation staged by Baku to cause a humanitarian collapse in Karabakh. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |