  French Senator: no celebration while Armenians suffer October 11, 2025 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - While many celebrated France’s 3–0 victory over Azerbaijan in a World Cup 2026 qualifying match, French senator Valérie Boyer took to Facebook to share a message of solidarity with Armenians from Artsakh. “While some watch and celebrate the France-Azerbaijan match, I will think of the Armenians of Artsakh—displaced, persecuted, uprooted from their homeland. It’s impossible to celebrate sports when the suffering of a friendly people goes ignored,” she wrote. Boyer also shared a photo from her recent visit to Yerablur, Armenia’s military cemetery. A consistent advocate for the rights of Artsakh Armenians, Boyer has long supported their right to self-determination and condemned Azerbaijan’s aggressive actions and alleged war crimes in the region. On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale offensive against Artsakh, subjecting the region to intense shelling. One day later, Artsakh authorities accepted a Russian-mediated ceasefire, agreeing to disarm and dissolve the Republic. Over 100,000 Armenians were forcibly displaced to Armenia. By late September, reports indicated only about 20 Armenians remained in the region. President Samvel Shahramanyan’s decree on dissolution took effect on January 1, 2024, though a second decree in October challenged the earlier order’s legitimacy.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
