Armenia: Ex military official levels accusations at PashinyanNovember 19, 2020 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Army Movses Hakobyan has thrown accusations at Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and other top officials, after the Armenian side lost significant territories in a war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh. Hakobyan, who was the head of the military control service of the Armenian Ministry of Defense before his recent resignation, said Thursday, November 19 that as of September 30, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Armenia had implemented their replenishment plans by 70% and 52%, respectively. "A crime has been committed", Hakobyan said, adding that the head of state has stopped the buildup process and instructed to send volunteers to the front at the beginning of war, and that officials who were told to carry out the commands have recorded the conversation. According to him, the Armenian side has made no concessions until the 3rd day of the war thanks to soldiers fighting hard, but the Azerbaijani forces managed to break the line of contact because of lack of supplies from Armenia. Hakobyan also weighed in on his replacement in the post of the chief of the General Staff, Artak Davtyan, who he said is "the most unprepared general" to be appointed in the position: "From then on, the process of disintegration of the army began. This is not betrayal, this is ignorance, lack of knowledge of the art of war and the system of government." Davtyan was removed from the post in the summer of 2020, when Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan was named the new chief of the General Staff of the country's Armed Forces. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev have signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Karabakh (Artsakh) President Arayik Harutyunyan has said he has agreed to the deal signed by Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |