“Hraparak” wrote that in the period between October 28-31 of this year, the traditional Armenia-Diaspora forum will be held in the central building of Yerevan State University, which this year will have a new name: “World Armenian Summit”. It will have 600 participants, invited from Diaspora communities and Artsakh.

According to our publication, the agenda will include all the issues that are on the agenda of Armenia and the Diaspora today and concern any Armenian, from security to foreign policy. Of course, an interesting and, I will not hesitate to say, a spectacular event is expected. Especially since the Armenian government definitely has topics to discuss with the Armenian diaspora. Although there is still a lot of time until October 28, we can already say today that the agenda of the world Armenian summit, in addition to traditional Armenian protection, national protection and other similar issues, will definitely include issues of Karabakh settlement, normalization of Armenia-Azerbaijan and Armenia-Turkey relations. . If you like, these three issues are the targets around which the heated debates between the Armenian authorities and the Armenian Diaspora structures will take place.

The diaspora is very sensitive to these issues, because Artsakh is considered a part of the Armenian homeland and an inseparable part, regardless of the fact that the greater part of it is now under Azerbaijani occupation, and the smaller part barely survives under the control of Russian peacekeepers. The Armenian diaspora is very sensitive to the issue of normalization of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations because it understands that the normalization of those relations will not be “free”, and the price of normalization is Artsakh. The Armenian Diaspora is also very sensitive to the issue of the normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations, because it understands that this normalization cannot be “free”, and its price will be “Armenian demand”, the pursuit of international recognition of the genocide, which is on the RA foreign policy agenda. keeping or removing from that agenda. to remind how difficult the situation was in the days of “football diplomacy”, when we were not in such an ambiguous and impoverished state. Therefore, now even more difficult and difficult conversation is expected between the Diaspora structures and the RA government, because at least three issues on the agenda are directly perceived by the majority of the Diaspora as having a component of possible encroachment against the Armenian identity. And there is still a question as to how the summit will end, whether a dialogue will take place or whether the gap will deepen. because at least three issues on the agenda are directly perceived by the majority of the diaspora as having a component of possible encroachment against the Armenian identity. And there is still a question as to how the summit will end, whether a dialogue will take place or whether the gap will deepen. because at least three issues on the agenda are directly perceived by the majority of the diaspora as having a component of possible encroachment against the Armenian identity. And there is still a question as to how the summit will end, whether a dialogue will take place or whether the gap will deepen.

The five detainees who were returned from Azerbaijan Thursday are being questioned Friday at the Military Investigation General Department of the Investigative Committee of Armenia. This information was confirmed by Vardan Tadevosyan, press secretary of the Investigative Committee of Armenia, in an interview with Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Tadevosyan added that, subsequently, their status shall be determined.

Earlier, Armenian News-NEWS.am reported that on Thursday evening, Azerbaijan returned five Armenian prisoners of war to Armenia.

Greece said that Europe and NATO should crack down on Turkey and its inflammatory rhetoric or risk another situation like Ukraine.

The Greek government sent letters to NATO, the United Nations and the European Union earlier this week complaining about aggressive comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which it said were “unprovoked, unacceptable and an insult against Greece and the Greek people.” The organisations should condemn Turkey’s behaviour, it said, according to copies of the letters obtained by the Greek media.

“By not doing so in time or by underestimating the seriousness of the matter, we risk witnessing again a situation similar to that currently unfolding in some other part of our continent,” Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in his letters dated Monday and Tuesday.

“The Turkish attitude is a destabilising factor for NATO’s unity and cohesion, weakening the southern flank of the Alliance at a moment of crisis,” he said in a letter to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Erdoğan, who is preparing for elections that must be held by June next year, has intensified his rhetoric against Greece over the past week accusing his neighbour of a military build-up on Greek islands near Turkey’s coastline that he says Athens is also occupying.

 “We can come suddenly one night,” he said on Saturday. On Tuesday, he said “our patience has a limit”, and referred to “illegitimate threats” emanating from bases on islands that Greece has “in their possession.”

Erdoğan has frustrated his fellow NATO members by cosying up to Russian President Vladimir Putin — the two leaders continue their close relations and Turkey has refused to implement sanctions on Moscow — and by slowing the accession to the alliance of Sweden and Finland.

Dendias said that Erdoğan’s words toward Greece were of an “openly threatening nature and tone” and went beyond the rhetoric that might be considered electioneering.

Greece and Turkey, both NATO members, have been embroiled in disputes over territory and airspace in the Aegean, as well as hydrocarbon exploration rights in the Mediterranean, which in 2020 prompted a face-off between ships of the two countries’ navies.

A diplomatic impasse over the future of ethnically divided Cyprus — Erdoğan now rules out a U.N.-backed solution based on uniting the island — has added to the tensions.

“I think there is a diversity of views inside the EU. Greece does see Turkey as a hostile neighbour, for a reason. Others however still view it as a partner, hard to deal with though it may be,” said Dimitar Bechev, a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe.

Erdoğan, who controls the second-largest standing army in NATO, was angered in May when Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged U.S. lawmakers to reject a request by Turkey to modernise its fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft. Erdoğan cut off bilateral talks and declared Mitsotakis persona non grata. Military tensions, including accusations of airspace infringements, soon intensified.  

Earlier this week, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said Greek sovereignty of islands in the Aegean and Mediterranean was not open to question. The EU said Erdoğan’s comments were unhelpful and aggressive.

“Threats and aggressive rhetoric need to stop,” Peter Stano, spokesman for European Union Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell, said in a written statement on Monday.

Turkey said this week that it sent letters to the EU, NATO and the United Nations on Sept. 1 accusing Greece of engaging in “unlawful actions” and making “maximalist demands”.  

(This story was updated with academic in the 11th paragraph.)

Turks always look for an opportunity to invade

– In 1915, during WW1, they saw the opportunity to systematically destroy Armenian, Greek, and Assyrians.

– In 2020, while the world was busy with the Covid-19 pandemic, Two Turkish criminal regimes, Turkey and Azerbaijan, attacked and invaded Armenian Artsakh (Karabakh)

– just as it did with the 1974 occupation of Cyprus

– Today, Europe is pr-occupied by Ukraine and Russia war, and Turkey is preparing to invade Greece 

The Greek government has warned NATO allies about the possibility of a war with Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean similar to the fighting in Ukraine

The World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly released a minute entitled “Consequences of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war,” in which it reiterated its condemnation of the use of chemical weapons and cluster munitions, the targeting of civilians, hospitals and public infrastructure, and all other war crimes, beheadings, torture and other atrocities witnessed during the conflict.

“Almost two years after the end of the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, hundreds of ethnic Armenians are still illegally held by Azerbaijan, in violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War,” reads the minute. It further notes, that while the world’s attention is fixed on the conflict in Ukraine, Azerbaijani forces are reported to have launched new assaults on Indigenous Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh as well as on the sovereign borders of the Republic of Armenia, with further loss of innocent lives and more prisoners were taken. 

The minute appeals to the United Nations, European Union and authorities of Azerbaijan for the immediate release of all Armenian civilian hostages and POWs in accordance with international law.

The assembly minute also reiterates “concern for holy sites and Armenian cultural heritage in the region, and urges UNESCO and all members of the international community to take all possible and appropriate measures to protect these sites.”

The text calls for “the start of meaningful dialogue for a just and peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict” in the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Minsk Group, as well as requests “the WCC and all member churches to remain engaged in Christian solidarity with the churches and people of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh in their search for a just and sustainable peace.”

See also: https://www.oikoumene.org/news/bishop-dr-heinrich-bedford-strohm-elected-as-wcc-moderator-we-are-one-church-in-this-global-world?fbclid=IwAR2EpOFuUisJkX6FNar9xq8ry184ZoPmJmoc4K8ERfIfcownbqtx7YwJhUI

On September 8, Gagik Baghunts, Deputy Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, received the philanthropist, the initiator of the “Future Armenian” movement, the co-founder of the “Aurora” humanitarian initiative, Ruben Vardanyan, with the participation of the leaders of the factions and the presidents of the commissions.

Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Gagik Baghunts welcomed Vardanyan’s decision to obtain Artsakh citizenship and settle in Artsakh and expressed hope that with this important step, he would justify the expectations of many Artsakh citizens.

In his turn, Ruben Vardanyan thanked for the meeting, highly appreciated the activity of the legislative body in the post-war and particularly difficult conditions.

“The question of the future of Artsakh is not only the problem of those living in Artsakh, but of all Armenians,” Ruben Vardanyan said and assured that he is ready to use all opportunities and potential for the benefit of Artsakh.

Speaking about the existing challenges, philanthropist Vardanyan put forward the vision of 3 main goals of visiting Artsakh, aimed at the status, security and socio-economic development of Artsakh.

The issue of ensuring not only military, but also informational security is extremely important.

“Until the issue of Artsakh is resolved, I will not go anywhere,” philanthropist Vardanyan summarized his words.

The parliamentarians welcomed Ruben Vardanyan’s decision in this difficult period for Artsakh and the Armenian world and expressed readiness for cooperation.

Solidarity around a clear goal and problem was emphasized on both sides.

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There was a chance to recognize the independence of Artsakh, there was no deception, Aliyev admitted it. Ara Ayvazyan

There was a chance to recognize the independence of Artsakh, there was no deception, Aliyev admitted it. Ara Ayvazyan

There was a chance to recognize Artsakh’s independence, what kind of self-deception are we talking about? Former RA Foreign Minister Ara Ayvazyan said this in a conversation with MediaHub.am , commenting on the fact that the authorities are actively circulating the statement of Arsen Torosyan, deputy of the “Civil Agreement” faction, that there is no chance of recognition of Artsakh’s independence and there was no need to engage in self-deception. We asked Ayvazyan whether this means that the public, including the foreign ministers, have been deceived and misled for so long, saying that there are chances in that direction.

“You know that the negotiation process proceeded according to the following principles: non-use of the threat of force, as well as within the framework of territorial integrity and the right to self-determination. In other words, the whole process was connected to the recognition of the right to self-determination of the people of Artsakh. That is why the Armenian side was always in those negotiations. Our goal was for Azerbaijan to recognize the right to self-determination, if Azerbaijan had accepted the Madrid principles, it means that it had accepted them to some extent,” he said.

The former Foreign Minister reminded that the President of Azerbaijan himself admitted that behind closed doors he was forced to recognize the independence of Artsakh. “Therefore, there can be no question of deception or self-deception here. Armenia has consistently done everything to prevent the negotiation process from failing, Azerbaijan has failed the negotiation process and followed the path of using force. If in the course of Armenian diplomacy, Azerbaijan and the international community accepted that there is also the issue of recognizing the right to self-determination within the framework of the negotiation principles, then we had advanced enough. There was a possibility of that and I would like to remind you again that the president of Azerbaijan said that behind closed doors they are forcing him to recognize the independence of Artsakh. “Is there any stronger proof than this that there was no deception?” he said.

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