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07.09.2010 18:38

NKR President: Azerbaijan’s subversive acts pose a threat to regional security and the entire civilized world

“The authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic will do everything possible to keep the technical equipment of the Defense Army on a proper level and nothing will be spared,” NKR President Bako Sahakyan said at the meeting with the Defense Army’s military council, Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President reported.
Bako Sahakyan noted that together with modern equipment it is necessary to keep high the morale of the soldiers, which includes a comprehensive package of measures comprising psychological, educational, social and other aspects.
Touching upon recent violations of the cease-fire regime by Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Artsakh Republic armed forces qualified them as subversive terrorist acts that pose a threat both to the regional security and to the entire civilized world. President Sahakyan underlined that the best way of preventing aggression is to rebuff it strongly. “If it is not done then the scope of instability will be definitely enlarged,” the President noted.
Bako Sahakyan rated high the fighting efficiency of the Defense Army, which was once again proved by the effective neutralization of all the provocations of the adversary.
The Head of the State handed in state awards to a group of servicemen for successful prevention of the advance attempt by the rival’s subversive reconnaissance group.
/Translated by Siranush Ghazanchyan/

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07.09.2010 18:37

Minsk Group co-chairs urge the parties to respect strictly the cease-fire

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Igor Popov of Russia, Bernard Fassier of France, and Robert Bradtke of the United States, released the following statement today:
"As part of their efforts to facilitate negotiations for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Ambassador Bernard Fassier of France; Ambassador Robert Bradtke of the United States; Ambassador Igor Popov of the Russian Federation) expect to be particularly active in the months leading up to the OSCE Summit.
The Co-Chairs will travel to Baku, Yerevan, and Nagorno-Karabakh September 6-10 to discuss additional actions necessary to strengthen the cease-fire, to promote a spirit of compromise by all parties, and to finalize modalities for further action. During the third full week of September, the Co-Chairs will travel to Washington, D.C. and then to New York to work with the sides on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly.

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07.09.2010 18:33

Peter Semneby: EU is concerned over incidents on frontline

The European Union's Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby, has expressed the organization’s concern over the recent incidents at the line of contact between the NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces.
Semneby, who is visiting Azerbaijan, said: “We are concerned over the incidents on the front lines. A good referral is needed to draw attention to peace talks. As for the body of the Azerbaijani ensign, I would not like to comment on the details. This is the OSCE’s business, there are other humanitarian organizations engaged in this issue.”
“The OSCE holds observation missions and negotiations. The ICRC also deals with the issue. The EU, of course, adheres to international rights and human rights. But I would like to repeat again that I do not want to make comments unless some details are settled.”
“We are hopeful that the OSCE Co-chairs will assist us in the investigation and will give impetus to promote peacekeeping activities,” Semneby said.
/Translated by Siranush Ghazanchyan/

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07.09.2010 18:29

Citizens of Iran reconsider their activity in Azerbaijan

Iran’s Fars news agency repots that “whhen Iranian citizens reach the Azerbaijani border, they come across rude attitude of the customs officers and traffic policemen. Those officials do not miss the opportunity to fine and grab money from the citizens of Iran, Iran’s Charge d’Affaires Mir Hasem Moumeni informs. This makes the Iranian and other foreign investors reconsider their activity in Azerbaijan. Many of them leave the country,” Moumeni writes.
/Translated by Siranush Ghazanchyan/

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06.09.2010 14:27

President Serzh Sargsyan received the world-famous actor Gerard Depardieu

President Serzh Sargsyan received the world-famous French actor Gerard Depardieu who has arrived in Armenia in the framework of the Second International Karot festival.
Welcoming the renowned guest, President Sargsyan expressed gratitude to all those who promote the Armenian culture. According to Serzh Sargsyan, the very participation of Gerard Depardieu in this festival is great support for the Armenian culture.
“We, Armenians are, in general, very emotional people. We view ourselves as a culture-loving nation and believe that culture is the core of our national identity. We constantly receive impulses and signals from that core, from our roots and these signals sustain our resilience,” the President of Armenia said, stressing that there is hardly anyone in Armenia who wouldn’t know Gerard Depardieu.
At the meeting with the President of Armenia, the famous actor noted that he knows very well all those Armenians living in France who survived the Genocide and their descendents. “I am too very proud and thankful to be here, in Armenia. Here I feel like an Armenian. With time I came to know many Armenians living in France, who after the Genocide of 1915 were able to go on living and rebuilt their lives thanks to their culture and resilience. I know all the members of the Armenian community and their children. They are directors and film makers like Anri Vernoy, artists like Jansem, singer and composers like Charles Aznavour. That’s why I responded with pleasure to the invitation of the Armenian Fund for Cultural Development, especially after seeing pictures of your country. When a country has such long-established traditions and amazing geography it means that the Armenians have a very tolerant, generous and rich nature.”
/Translated by Siranush Ghazanchyan/

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06.09.2010 14:25

Turkey will refuse from its policy of denial, Gerard Depardieu says

Famous French actor Gerard Depardieu arrived in Armenian to participate in Karot festival held in Yerevan and Nagorno Karabakh September 2-7. Depardieu will participate in the award ceremony of Karot festival as a guest of honor.
This morning the renowned French actor visited Tsitsernakaberd to pay tribute to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims.
Gerard Depardieu said to be happy to receive an invitation to participate in the festival. “I know many French Armenians and I know why those Armenians live in France. I know about the Armenian Genocide of 1915. I’m familiar with Armenians of the fourth generation and this fourth generation speaks Armenian and speaks the language of the host country. In France we have many actors and sportsmen of Armenian descent. It has always surprised me that they never forget their traditions and language,” Depardieu said.
The French actor said to be impressed by the memorial to the Armenian Genocide victims. Although Depardieu preferred to avoid political issues, he said “Turkey will refuse from its policy of denial and will recognize the fact of the Armenian Genocide.”

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06.09.2010 14:25

President Serzh Sargsyan was present at the parade dedicated to the Rescuer’s Day

President Serzh Sargsyan was present at the parade dedicated to the Rescuer’s Day and the inauguration of the new building of the Ministry for Emergency Situations.
The parade was attended by all the rescue and fire-fighters units of the Ministry’s central office and regional branches.
On the occasion of the holiday, the President of Armenia awarded the rank of Major General to the long-time servicemen of the Ministry – Head of the Rescue Services of the RA, Colonel of Rescue Services Sergei Azarian and Head of the Department of the Services, Colonel of Rescue Services Vachagan Nikoghosian.
After the festivities, the President of Armenia toured the new building of the Ministry for Emergency Situations and observed facilities for firefighters training.
/Translated by Siranush Ghazanchyan/

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06.09.2010 14:24

Shavarsh Kocharyan: International community should give a proper assessment to Azerbaijan’s acts of sabotage

The provocations of the Azerbaijani side have already become traditional. These actions aim at failing the efforts targeted at the reinforcement of the ceasefire regime, withdrawal of the snipers and registering progress in the negotiation process,” Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said, commenting on the frequent acts of sabotage organized by Azerbaijan.
“Hours after the call of the Russian President to solve the Karabakh issue exceptionally in a peaceful way, the Azerbaijani leadership again showed its true face and its mania of realizing acts of sabotage at the cost of its own citizens. The cynicism, with which the act of sabotage of June 18 was committed, has doubled today,” Shavarsh Kocharyan said.
“It’s high time for the international community to give a proper assessment to these acts of sabotage aimed at failing the negotiations on the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict,” the Deputy Foreign Minister said.
/Translated by Siranush Ghazanchyan/

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06.09.2010 14:24

Another attempt of an act of sabotage

On September 4, at 6:50 a.m. Yerevan time, the Azeri side tried to commit another act of sabotage on the contact line between the Azerbaijani and Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces, 2 kilometers east of Jraberd settlement, Press Service of the NKR Ministry of Defense reports.
The Azeri task force retreated, leaving one dead as a result of the corresponding actions undertaken by the divisions of the NKR Defense Army.
The members of the Azeri task force exploded on the mines while retreating. There are injured. According to intelligence data, one of them is a commander of a sapper unit, the other – of reconnaissance unit.
The Karabakh side incurred no losses.
The handcuffs and a weapon with a silencer found with the dead Azeri soldier evidence that they had entered the NKR territory to commit an act of sabotage and capture Armenian servicemen in case of success.
The details of the accident are being clarified.
/Translated by Siranush Ghazanchyan/

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07.09.2010 18:38

NKR President: Azerbaijan’s subversive acts pose a threat to regional security and the entire civilized world

“The authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic will do everything possible to keep the technical equipment of the Defense Army on a proper level and nothing will be spared,” NKR President Bako Sahakyan said at the meeting with the Defense Army’s military council, Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President reported. Bako Sahakyan noted that together with modern equipment it is necessary to keep high the morale of the soldiers, which includes a comprehensive package of measures comprising psychological, educational, social and other aspects. Touching upon recent violations of the cease-fire regime by Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Artsakh Republic armed forces qualified them as subversive terrorist acts that pose a threat both to the regional security and to the entire civilized world. President Sahakyan underlined that the best way of preventing aggression is to rebuff it strongly. “If it is not done then the scope of instability will be definitely enlarged,” the President noted. Bako Sahakyan rated high the fighting efficiency of the Defense Army, which was once again proved by the effective neutralization of all the provocations of the adversary. The Head of the State handed in state awards to a group of servicemen for successful prevention of the advance attempt by the rival’s subversive reconnaissance group. /Translated by Siranush Ghazanchyan/

07.09.2010 18:37

Minsk Group co-chairs urge the parties to respect strictly the cease-fire

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Igor Popov of Russia, Bernard Fassier of France, and Robert Bradtke of the United States, released the following statement today: "As part of their efforts to facilitate negotiations for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Ambassador Bernard Fassier of France; Ambassador Robert Bradtke of the United States; Ambassador Igor Popov of the Russian Federation) expect to be particularly active in the months leading up to the OSCE Summit. The Co-Chairs will travel to Baku, Yerevan, and Nagorno-Karabakh September 6-10 to discuss additional actions necessary to strengthen the cease-fire, to promote a spirit of compromise by all parties, and to finalize modalities for further action. During the third full week of September, the Co-Chairs will travel to Washington, D.C. and then to New York to work with the sides on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly.