Revengeful Pashinyan and Papikyan arrived CP office to “remove” Yerevan Mayor Marutyan
How dare anyone can criticize the dictator Because Marutyan was against the way the war was handled

Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan’s elected in September 2018 on the “My Step” ballot.
We had written that Nikol Pashinyan would arrive at the CP office. A meeting is planned between Pashinyan and the representatives of the “My Step” faction of the Yerevan Council of Elders.

” It is expected that the issue of removing the mayor of Yerevan Hayk Marutyan from the city power should be discussed.
Seconds ago, Pashinyan arrived at the office, accompanied by Defense Minister Suren Papikyan.

In the recent local elections held in the Vanadzor community, the ‘Bright Armenia’ party came the sixth and has now appealed to the Court, disputing the election results, Pastinfo news agency reports.

It is recalled that the “Mamikon Aslanyan” bloc has secured 38.70% of the vote, followed by the ruling Civil Contract party (25,05%), HASK (14,53%), Homeland party (4,48%), and the “Country of Living” party (4,29%). 

The vote recount didn’t record any significant changes – not to consider the fact that the votes of the Civil Contract party decreased by one and those of the “Mamikon Aslanyan” bloc increased by four.  

“To put this in other words, the opposition has a real chance to form the power in Vanadzor led by Mamikon Aslanyan – an unfavorable scenario for Civil Contract which has been trying to prevent the formation of any alliances among opposition forces. It is in this context that the “Bright Armenia” party, rejected by Vanadzor residents in the elections, has turned to the Court to dispute the election results which automatically puts off the formation of the new power in the city and offers time to the ruling force to continue its repressions,” the source wrote. 

A white flag in memory of 29-year-old Jaqueline Lena Tardif is one of more than 670,000 covering 20 acres of DC’s National Mall in an art memorial for COVID-19 victims. Allison Bailey / Reuters

Think back to the start of the pandemic. Try to recall the first time you heard of the novel coronavirus or social distancing. How bad did you think it would get?

As of Tuesday, more than 800,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Americans are dying from the virus at a rate of roughly 1,500 per day. What’s more troubling, one medical expert at University of California, San Francisco, said, is that “it feels like most of the deaths were preventable and unnecessary.”

With safe and highly effective COVID vaccines widely available in the US, many unvaccinated Americans are essentially choosing a path toward preventable death. Unvaccinated Americans are roughly six times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID and 20 more times to die from it, according to multiple analyses.

And now, with a potentially even more transmissible Omicron variantbeginning to circulate, experts fear that rate could spike further as Americans endure yet another dark winter.

Thus, many things became very simple and open. For that, it was necessary to reach Brussels. In fact, the discussions on communications are not in the realm of pragmatism և economic benefits, but in the realm of political expediency. This is also normal, but at the same time, there must be a clear idea of ​​who is paying for what and with what. If communication solutions do not bring economic benefits to at least one of the parties, then they acquire only political significance. The Armenian side began to mention the Yeraskh-Ordubad-Meghri-Baku-Russia railway project under discussion more often in the context of entering the Iranian railway, rather than in the context of favorable transit to Russia. At the same time, we must understand that the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict նոր new, own, more optimal ways of communication with Iran (railway,In the absence of new high-speed highways (etc.), we are again dependent on the whims of Azerbaijan, which can always stop cargo transportation from Armenia through its territory. We can discuss the unblocking of communications with Azerbaijan, but in parallel, we must advance our communication agenda in the North-South framework.

The “Corridor for Corridor” resolution is flawed in nature and inadmissible, as it will ultimately alienate the conflicting parties from the global political solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, where the most important issue is the right of the Artsakh people to self-determination and the final status of the Artsakh Republic. Let me remind you of the three main components of the settlement: status, strong ties with Armenia, and guarantees for the security of the population. And then, the topic of the corridor is already the topic of Armenia itself, its territorial integrity և sovereignty.
But today the reality is that the future solution of the Artsakh issue is no longer in the domain of the Armenian authorities, all the main resources are now concentrated in the hands of Russia. Judging by the course of the negotiations, the Transnistrian model seems to be the most optimal Russian way out of the current situation. This means leaving the political solution to the conflict to the judgment of future generations, and before that, dialogue, cooperation between the conflicting parties, and maintaining the Armenian-populated situation in Artsakh, the security of whose population must be protected by peacekeepers. The potentially visible result of the long-term status quo will be the “Russianization” of Artsakh, the political end of which will be the Russian protectorate. It is clear that the Turkish coalition will resist this prospect.
We must be ready for the fact that we will soon be informed that within the framework of demarcation and demarcation of interstate borders, we will have to cede a number of territories in Azerbaijan.

Until it is understood that the consistent policy of reducing the number of Armenians living South Caucasus in the South Caucasus is being implemented globally as the most optimal solution to the so-called Armenian question, we will only lose or lose. We must realize that the decisions made today will shape the history and perspective of our people and state, not the years, but the coming decades. It will be very difficult to change them later, if at all possible. Decision-makers must realize that responsibility for them will not be limited to the term of office of the current government or political majority. Such decisions and responsibilities have no historical statute of limitations; they are difficult to erase from the national memory. In this context, that one should be careful about the agenda of peace in the region և cooperation agenda, which in the public consciousness can minimize the historically conditioned threats to the security of the Armenian people և, consequently, the need to ensure it by allies or other countries, ie the role of Russia.

And, by the way, about a possible new war. It is clear that this topic is only to justify the possible losses and concessions. Now the war is not favorable except for Armenia, but also for Russia. For Russia, the new war is the inevitable fulfillment of allied obligations within the framework of bilateral relations և CSTO. It is also the first line of contact of Artsakh. Such a war is an inevitable loss by Russia Ադրբեջանի for Azerbaijan as an arbiter, for the prospects of its involvement in integration projects, Հայաստանի for Armenia’s ally. The failure in terms of non-fulfillment of obligations is the basis for the sharp increase of anti-Russian sentiments, the inevitable repetition of the Georgian scenario of expelling Russia from Armenia. For the anti-Russian circles, this will be the continuation of the topic: who finally handed over Karabakh?

At the same time, there will be no problems with gas, as Azerbaijan will already provide it. Armenians will trade intensively with the Turks, import cheap gasoline, eat Turkish tomatoes and mandarins. We will be promised large sums of oil and gas transit. And this prospect can secretly attract many residents of our country, who, in all probability, will not turn from a mercantile mortal into a patriotic citizen in the coming years. And many of them do not care whether they will live in a dignified “independent state” and therefore subconsciously vote exclusively for the invisible prospect of their own well-being. And the vast majority are sitting at home waiting for their desired leader to appear. And he does not appear yet, because it is very different for everyone.

Armen Gevorgyan
, RA National Assembly and Regional Integration Committee of the Eurasian Union , President

The Karabakh conflict is over, and there is no return to the debates on the status of Karabakh. The statement came from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in an interview with El Pais daily of Spain, Interfax-Azerbaijan reports.

“Azerbaijan’s position [on the matter] is open and clear. We want peace, we do not want war. We have won the war [last], we are winners, and this reality must be taken into account. The Karabakh conflict is over, there is no return to any debate on the status of Karabakh or anything like that,” Aliyev said. According to him, Azerbaijan has resolved the conflict by military and political means.

Aliyev noted that the current situation in Karabakh, where “the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily stationed, is more stable than on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.”

“Unfortunately, Armenia has not given up the revenge attempt. The defeat in the second Karabakh war was very painful for them,” he added.

Also, the president of Azerbaijan noted that Armenia should refrain from any hostile actions and territorial ambitions and should work toward a peace agreement.

“We are neighbors and none of us will fly to another planet. We must learn to live side by side and gradually prepare the ground for normalization of relations, including contacts between people. We [i.e., Azerbaijan] have openly stated that we are ready for that. But we have not received positive signals [from Armenia] yet,” Aliyev said.

Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani military has invaded the sovereign territory of Armenia since May 12 and refuses to leave. Also, Azerbaijan carries out various provocations on a regular basis, and fires on peaceful Armenian villages and military positions.

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has issued a special report in which it expresses concern over the deteriorating religious minority situation in Turkey, USCIRF commissioner Tony Perkins told the VOA Armenian Service.

He said they see anti-Semitism is on the rise in Turkey, especially during the pandemic, the Armenians also get the same accusations, and they are accused of COVID-19.

In the USCIRF special report on Turkey that was released on December 3, the Commission stressed that repression of religious minorities in the country is carried out if not with the direct participation of the Turkish authorities, then at least because of their neutrality on the matter. Moreover, the Turkish authorities leave the crimes against religious minorities in the country unpunished.

Commenting on this report, Perkins stressed that the Turkish authorities are primarily accountable for the deterioration of the situation of religious minorities in Turkey.

One Armenian church was demolished in Turkey this year, the Armenian cemetery in Van was completely destroyed, and these are forms of intimidation when important religious and cultural sites are destroyed, he added.

According to Perkins, religious minorities in Turkey, including members of the Armenian Apostolic Church, are increasingly restricted in their rights.

Recently, we are witnessing growing enmity towards religious minorities in Turkey; and if we look more closely, we can see that this trajectory is not going well at all, added Tony Perkins.

In its special report, the USCIRF advises the US Department of State to put Turkey on a special list, as its authorities tolerate gross violations of the rights of religious minorities in the country.

NA opposition vice-speaker Ishkhan Saghatelyan writes on his Facebook page.

“The power of evil is going on a new adventure at the expense of the rights of the generations of the RA և Artsakh կենս vital interests։.

We have been announcing for some time that the Armenian and Turkish authorities are holding behind-the-scenes talks, which was denied by the Armenian authorities. Yesterday, again from a foreign source, in this case the statement of the Turkish Foreign Minister, it became clear that the two countries are going to appoint special envoys to normalize relations. It is obvious that the appointment of envoys was preceded by secret negotiations held behind the people’s backs, which have turned into a level when envoys must be appointed.
It is known that by 2020 During the war, Turkey presented Armenia with three main preconditions: renunciation of the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, legal recognition of the de facto border with Turkey, renunciation of the Artsakh issue. After the aggression unleashed against the Armenian people with the direct participation of Turkey and the end of the war, Turkey added another precondition, the so-called “provision of the Zangezur Corridor” to Azerbaijan.
The authorities of the Republic of Armenia, with the infamous program of the government, in fact satisfied the Turkish precondition of refusing the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, one of the manifestations of which was the shameful statement of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the International Genocide Remembrance Day. The lack of a state position on the status of Artsakh testifies to the fulfillment of one Turkish precondition.
It is noteworthy that on March 16, the ARF Bureau, taking into account the statements of various officials, international and regional developments, and its own information, warned the authorities, who handed over a large part of the homeland to the enemy, not to enter into negotiations with the Republic of Turkey. Achieving the 100-year-old goals of the Turkish state.
Dear compatriots, it is another fact that there is a secret agreement between the Armenian and Turkish authorities. Turkey has never been ready to establish diplomatic relations without preconditions.
The power of evil once again turns to a new adventure at the expense of the rights of the generations of the RA և Artsakh կենս vital interests։.
When we said we should prevent the Turkification of Armenia, this is what we meant.
“It’s not too late. Nationwide resistance could abort the agenda of Turkey’s forces serving them.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will open Pakistan’s Pandora Papers leaks to reveal the extent of the country’s money-laundering operations and the covering up of terror finance networks being run by the Pakistani military and intelligence agency.

The global anti-terror watchdog placed Pakistan under its ‘increased monitoring’ category, also known as the “Grey List”, in 2018.

After being put on the grey list, Pakistan has purportedly taken measures to fulfil the “high-level political commitment to work with the FATF and APG to strengthen its AML/CFT regime and address its strategic counter-terrorist financing-related deficiencies”.

However, the South Asian country has not taken any serious measures to curb financial networks of terror groups closely linked to or working for the Pakistani state.

Pakistan even instituted very hasty trials against UN-designated terrorists like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed and some of his close associates, and – necessitated by the FATF calendar – the lower courts even convicted Saeed and his associates for various jail terms.

The fact that trial courts convicted these terrorists in a matter of days should have set alarm bells ringing in the FATF in Paris, Federico Giuliani, writing for Inside Over.

Nothing proves this more than the Pandora Paper leaks.

If the action items related to money laundering and tightening of the financial system had indeed been completed, then either there would have been no Pandora Papers leaks, or the state would have moved into action to question the people whose names figured in these leaks, reported Inside Over.

“That has not happened. The reason as said earlier, there are half a dozen top armed forces officers whose names figure in the list and around a dozen people who are either part of the Imran Khan regime or are closely related to people who are in the Imran Khan government,” Giuliani wrote.

Clearly, it is the same “see nothing, say nothing, do nothing” attitude that is adopted when it comes to other AML/CFT networks that are linked to the Pakistani State and ‘deep state’, he added.

On the ground, the AML/CFT networks remain virtually untouched and have been allowed to carry on business as usual.

If FATF is serious then it must insist not just on action points but also ensure that these lead to the fulfillment of the ‘immediate outcomes’ (IOs), as surely the Pandora Paper leaks will reveal the extent of terror financing.

As far as these IOs are concerned, Pakistan’s performance, as per FATF itself is dismal. The third Follow Up Report of the Mutual Evaluation of Pakistan issued in July 2021 reveals that out of 10 immediate Outcomes, Pakistan has a low rating in 9 IOs and a moderate rating in just 1 IO, reported Inside Over.

The Pandora Papers stand testimony to the fact that even as per FATF’s own criteria, Pakistan has failed.

Source: https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/12/14/pakistan-pandora-paper-leaks-fatf/

Karen Martirosyan

Ashot Minasyan, Ashot Iron Defense Council, was established. There are 19 people in the council, among whom are mainly political, public, and cultural figures.

Major-General of Justice Tatul Petrosyan was elected chairman of the council. The coordinators of the council are literary critic Serzh Srapionyan and cultural figure Samvel Haroyan.

“The accusation against Minasyan of illegal possession of weapons and ammunition is false. When the commander is a victim of political persecution, then he is a political prisoner. Alas, the RA authorities are in fact carrying out the political order of our age-old enemy, that is, to isolate the heroes who created the Artsakh victory. “It is clear that the ultimate goal is to eliminate all possible obstacles in the process of donating Syunik to the enemy,” said Tatul Petrosyan, who read a statement from the council, calling on organizations concerned with Armenia’s security and individuals to support Minasyan.

It should be noted that Minasyan’s lawyer Mihran Poghosyan informed that he had mediated to the RA Prosecutor General to change the detention applied to the commander of the Sisak detachment with a personal guarantee.

YEREVAN. – Past daily of Armenia writes: As it seems, the topic of constitutional amendments and, in particular, the transition to presidential governance is getting on the agenda.

And so, according to the reliable information of Past newspapers, [PM] Nikol Pashinyan has decided to set up a new committee to prepare [respective] amendments to the Constitution. Moreover, our sources report that intensive negotiations are underway on his instructions—not only with the legal community but also exclusively with representatives of pro-government political forces and the public sector—on forming the makeup of that committee.

According to our information, there is a “plan” to have a draft of [the respective constitutional] amendments in as a short time as possible, including by using the working proposals of the previous committee, so that it will be possible to hold presidential elections by the end of 2022.

n fact, (…), Pashinyan no longer wants to be prime minister; now he wants to become a president with absolute power.