Pashinyan: Russia has reasons for anti-terrorism operations in KarabakhOctober 19, 2020 - 20:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia has a legitimate right and reasons to react to Turkey and Azerbaijan's transfer of terrorist mercenaries from Syria to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said in an interview with TASS. Pashinyan said a number of media outlets in Arab countries have been reporting that some terrorist groups in Karabakh have been destroyed in the battlefield, after which they have dispersed in different directions. “It is obvious that units or individuals from those defeated groups are being transferred to Russia, because I think they perceive Russia as an enemy – just like Nagorno-Karabakh or Armenia. The question is how this whole process will evolve: will Russia wait for all these elements to be transferred to the territory of Russia to start an anti-terrorism campaign?” the Prime Minister said. He reminded that Russia was implementing anti-terrorism operations in Syria, which is quite far from Russia: "Because the Syrian militants and terrorists posed a direct threat to Russia's national security." Armenia was the first to report on Turkey's deployment of thousands of Syrian fighters to Azerbaijan on September 28. International media publications followed suit, as did reactions from France, Russia Iran and Syria. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Donations can be made to Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, which has launched a fundraising campaign to support humanitarian efforts in Karabakh. Top stories The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. Partner news | Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1. Destruction of Armenian heritage raised at PACE Member of the Armenian delegation to PACE, MP from the “I Have the Honor” bloc Hayk Mamijanyan delivered remarks at a PACE session. Azerbaijan yet to respond to Armenia’s proposal to probe ceasefire violations Azerbaijan has not yet responded to Armenia’s proposal to create a mechanism for investigating ceasefire violations, Armen Grigoryan has said. Yerevan says received 10th draft of peace treaty proposals from Baku Armen Grigoryan has revealed that Armenia has received the 10th package of peace treaty proposals from Azerbaijan. |