Pashinyan keep signing and capitulating one after other without consultation with anyone in Armenia, like the owner of Armenia

On November 9, Armenia and Azerbaijan will sign two new documents in Moscow, Alik Media reports, citing “reliable diplomatic sources”.

“The two documents, which are about to be finalized, will be signed by Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliyev, through the mediation and with the participation of Vladimir Putin, if there are no force-majeure situations at the last minute.

The first document concerns the demarcation and delimitation of the state borders of Armenia and Azerbaijan by which Yerevan and Baku will acknowledge each other’s borders and territorial integrity, taking as a basis the maps of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR dating back to the 1920s. It was not by chance that Vladimir Putin recalled those maps today.

The second document on which an almost final agreement was reached based on the results of the recent meeting of the Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, concerns the unblocking of communications in the region, particularly the specifics of the establishment of road-corridors, including communication between Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan.

November 9^th was specifically selected since on that day in 2020, the Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of Azerbaijan, through the mediation of the President of Russia, signed a trilateral statement by which the hostilities were stopped, and in a matter of weeks, the Armenian troops went to the borders of the Republic of Armenia.

Tomorrow Alik Media will touch upon the two to-be-signed documents, including the status of Artsakh and the road-corridor more extensively and more thoroughly,” the source reports.

“The third quarter of 2021 brought serious challenges for the media which had to operate in extremely difficult conditions, especially due to number of restrictions adopted by the legislative body,” Ashot Melikyan, the Chairman of the Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression (CPFE), told at a press conference, presenting the findings of the Quarterly report of CPFE on “Situation with Freedom of Expression and Violations of Rights of Journalists and Media in Armenia.”  

In Melikyan’s words, most of the restrictions were adopted through legislative initiatives and adoption of various normative acts which obstructed the free operation of the media. 

“We consider those restrictions and legislative initiatives regressive and concerning, which further worsen the situations,” stressed Melikyan. The CPFE Chairman specifically referred to the decision of the National Assembly leadership on the freedom of movement of accredited journalists inside the parliament building. 

“That was an unprecedented decision in the history of that representative body. We record that the decision significantly limits the opportunity of reporters to take interviews and comments from NA deputies and cover the work of the NA Standing Committees. Another concerning issue was the reporters and cameramen accredited to the pArliament were not notified about expected changes and they were informed about it on the same they when the decision was published,” said Melikyan. 

Another notorious incident, per Melikyan, was the arbitrary decision of the Speaker of the Parliament to cease the live broadcast of the parliament session when a brawl started among lawmakers during the  sitting in August. Following the Speaker’s instruction to stop the broadcast, the security officers ordered reporters to leave their designated area, obstructing their activity. 

Melikyan also condemned the physical violence and other pressures against reporters by security officers during the incident. 

Melikyan commented on the legislative changes tripling the maximum penalties for online insult and defamation to 3 and 6 million Armenian drams (approximately $5,700 and $11,400), respectively. In his words, the bill was adopted without taking into account the views the civil society and media organizations that expressed serious concerns about it. 

“In the past 9 months, 13 cases of physical violence against reporters, 83 cases of various pressures against media outlets or individual reporters and 67 violations of the right to receive and disseminate information have been recorded in Armenia. Meanwhile, 48 lawsuits have been filed against media outlets and reporters since the beginning of year most of which submitted former and acting officials which is a high and concerning figure,” Melikyan summed up. 

“Armenia and Azerbaijan can resolve the issue on the basis of Soviet maps, but the process requires compromises.” Putin

During the meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, Russian President Vladimir Putin, among other issues, referred to the situation in the South Caucasus, noting that Armenia and Azerbaijan can resolve the border issue on the basis of Soviet maps, but the process requires compromises.

“The most important thing now is to resolve the situation at the border. And here, of course, nothing can be done without Russia’s participation. Even here, unfortunately, we do not need anyone else, except the two sides and Russia. Why? There are very simple, pragmatic things here. Yes, because there are maps in the headquarters of the Russian army that show how the borders of the Soviet republics were crossed during the Soviet era. There are things that also require compromises: to level something somewhere, to exchange something somewhere. “Only in this way is it recognized, it is clear that it is beneficial for both sides,” Putin said.

As the Delta variant runs rampant in Armenia, intensive care units in the capital, Yerevan, are almost fully occupied with COVID-19 patients. But many people in the country continue to fear the effects of vaccination more than the impact of the disease. At one ICU, some former vaccine skeptics who contracted the virus warned others to take COVID-19 seriously and get their shots.

Former US Ambassador to Armenia John Evans supported Armenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan, who calls for the creation of a demilitarized security zone on the country’s border with Azerbaijan, and the immediate removal of Azerbaijani forces from the vicinity of Armenian villages and roads connecting Armenian cities.

“Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan seems to be the only Armenian official standing up for the population.  Demilitarized zone around the borders is fully justified at this point,” Evans wrote on Twitter.

By Harut Sassounian,

The Azeri government does not seem to understand that you can’t always get what you want by bribing and paying politicians. There is a limit to what money can buy. Sometimes, the truth matters more.

This is an important lesson that Azeri leaders have not learned. They have wasted tens of millions of dollars in paying lobbying companies and corrupt politicians.

An example of such useless activity is the Azeri obsession with trying to exploit the controversial incident of the killing of a few hundred Azeris in the town of Khojalu during the 1992 Artsakh War. There are various versions of what exactly took place in Khojalu. Nevertheless, Azerbaijan has gone to great lengths to falsely convince the world that Armenians committed “genocide” in Khojalu!

The usual Azeri approach in the United States and around the world is to bribe politicians to issue proclamations to commemorate the anniversary of the Khojalu killings. Ayaz Mutalibov, the first president of Azerbaijan, told Czech journalist Dana Mazalova in a 1992 interview that his Azeri political opponents exploited this incident to topple him from power. He said that Armenian fighters had urged the Azeri populations of Khojalu to flee through a passage left open, but the Azerbaijani National Front obstructed their exodus.

Azerbaijan’s petrodollars have succeeded in getting 23 U.S. states to commemorate the deaths in Khojalu as a “massacre.” Despite Azerbaijan’s persistent lobbying efforts, none of these states accepted Azerbaijan’s alleged term of “genocide” to describe the deaths of a few hundred Azeris in Khojalu. Azerbaijan also used its deep pockets to obtain the recognition of these killings by the parliaments of eight countries: Azerbaijan (naturally), Peru, Panama, Honduras, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Djibouti and Paraguay. In addition, the Foreign Relations Committees of seven Parliaments: Turkey, Pakistan, Mexico, Colombia, Czech Republic, Sudan and Guatemala commemorated the Khojalu killings.

Azerbaijan used these commemorative resolutions to tarnish Armenia’s reputation and counter the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by over 30 countries and 49 U.S. states.

While sometimes money can get you what you want, it can at other times get you embarrassed when those who had earlier commemorated Khojalu, issue a retraction, apologize and cancel their recognition when they realize that they were duped.

The latest such embarrassing example is what took place in San Diego, the second largest city in California. The Azeri media and the Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, Nasimi Aghayev, boastfully publicized on October 14 that San Diego Mayor Todd Garcia had issued a proclamation designating Oct. 18, 2021 as “Azerbaijan’s Restoration of Independence Day.”

The proclamation falsely claimed that “Azerbaijan is internationally regarded as a successful model for the peaceful and harmonious coexistence of Muslims, Christians, and Jews.” Consul General Aghayev reminded everyone that 2021 “marks the 10th anniversary of the Baku-San Diego partnership.” Aghayev also noted that “for the first time since 1991, the Azerbaijani people will celebrate this date as victorious people who restored the territorial integrity of their country.”

However, the Consul General’s excitement lasted just one day. On October 15, the Armenian National Committee – Western Region issued a press release urging the Mayor of San Diego to rescind his proclamation which “whitewashed Azerbaijan’s human rights abuses.” That same day, the Mayor of San Diego rescinded his earlier pro-Azerbaijan proclamation. The Mayor wrote: “It is with regret that I share this proclamation was issued as an oversight and should have been more thoroughly vetted by staff as it did not account for the relationship, history and current events between Azerbaijan and Armenia.” More importantly, he stated: “while the city of San Diego has issued proclamations for Azerbaijan Independence Day and similar occasions in previous administrations, my office will no longer be granting these requests. To that end, I am rescinding this proclamation and the City of San Diego will not recognize it on October 18. Please accept my deepest apologies for this oversight and I appreciate you bringing this issue to my attention.”

That is the end of “the Baku-San Diego partnership.” Not surprisingly, the Consul General of Azerbaijan has turned into a mouse since the Mayor rescinded his proclamation. He has not uttered a single word!

The chain of rescinded pro-Azerbaijan proclamations does not end with San Diego. On February 26, 2021, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh issued a proclamation to commemorate “Khojali Day.” However, on March 10, 2021, the Mayor reversed himself and wrote: “I would like to extend my apologies to the Armenian-American community…. Following conversations with leaders of the Armenian-American community, we realize that this proclamation has been hurtful to many of you…. I have decided to rescind this proclamation.” Mayor Walsh, now US Secretary of Labor, included high praise for the local Armenian community and made a reference to the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. What started as an Azeri propaganda effort, ended up as a great public relations victory for Armenia and Armenians.

The same scenario repeated itself in Portland, Maine. Mayor Kathleen Snyder initially issued a proclamation on February 17, 2021 to commemorate “Khojaly Remembrance Day.” However, on April 1, 2021, the Mayor wrote: “I have decided to rescind the Mayoral Proclamation.” She added: “I once again apologize for the pain and harm that the issuance of this proclamation has caused….”

Similarly, the city of Torrance, California, issued a proclamation on October 15, 2021 to celebrate “Azerbaijan Day.” It is a carbon copy of the proclamation issued by San Diego. Later that day, Torrance Mayor Patrick Furey stated that the city “issued a proclamation in error. On past occasions, the City has proclaimed Azerbaijan National Day in the City of Torrance on the effective date. In light of recent events in the associated region, the City has respectfully requested that the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles remove the proclamation from all media.” Nevertheless, the rescinded proclamations of San Diego and Torrance are still on Consul General Aghayev’s Facebook page.

This is yet another example of the failed propaganda efforts of the Consul General of Azerbaijan. Armenians in California are fortunate that Azerbaijan has sent such an incompetent Consul General to Los Angeles. No one should be surprised if he is recalled shortly back to Baku.

There are many other examples of failed Azeri propaganda attempts. On February 25, 2021, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued a proclamation on “Azerbaijani Day,” but refused to include a reference to “Khojaly.” Nevertheless, the Azeri media falsely reported that the Governor had signed a proclamation to commemorate “the Khojaly Genocide.”

Rather than trying to undo the proclamations that are falsely issued at the urging of Azerbaijan’s lobbyists, the Armenian-American community should take preemptive steps so that false pro-Azerbaijan declarations never see the light of day in the first place.

Erik Aleksanyan, the lawyer of imprisoned mayor Arush Arushanyan of Goris, Armenia, is going to inform him that he has won Sunday’s local election in the city.

“I am going to enter Yerevan Kentron penitentiary and tell Arushanyan the good news,” Aleksanyan said live on Facebook.

Նախնական տվյալներով՝ ձայների բացարձակ առավելությամբ, «Առուշ Առուշանյան» դաշինքը ՀԱՂԹԵՑ Գորիսի ՏԻՄ ընտրություններում։

So, this is how it is. 6254 voted for ′′ Arush Arushanyan ′′ alliance ′′ Civil Contract ′′ party for 3590 243 residents in favor of Armenian National Congress.

Oral hearings on urgent measures presented by Yerevan within the framework of the court case “Armenia against Azerbaijan” ended in the UN international court, the Armenian representative to the ECHR said in a statement.

“During the two-day hearing, Armenia presented its demands to the court and responded to the counter-arguments of the other side. At the end of the hearing, the chairman of the court said that the decision would be announced as soon as possible,” the message says.