Armenians announce massive protest against int’l idleness on KarabakhApril 9, 2016 - 11:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A group of Armenian citizens are organizing a protest action against states and international institutions involved in the Nagorno Karabakh peace process, for their weak diplomacy. Once the event was announced on Facebook, the group said there has been tremendous interest, and the event continues gaining momentum. “During the military actions, the international community and, particularly, institutions and states involved in the mediating efforts kept silent, at the same time equating the Armenian, Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani sides,” the group said in a statement. Throughout the recent days, the group has been spearheading the dissemination of accurate information on a variety of social media platforms to counter Azerbaijani propaganda. The protest coincides with the official visit of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs to Yerevan; the event, however, is targeted at Russia, the U.S., France, Israel, CSTO, EEU, PACE, Council of Europe, OSCE institutions and other countries. The protest #KarabakhNow | Against International Inactivity will take place at 15:00 on April 9, 2016 at the Republic Square. The parties to the Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral ceasefire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5. Prior to that, on the night of April 1-2, Azerbaijani armed forces initiated overt offensive operations in the southern, southeastern and northeastern directions of the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh. As many as 46 Karabakh servicemen were killed and 122 were wounded in the course of military operations. As of April 5, the Azerbaijani side has lost 26 tanks and 4 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 1 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, 1 engineering vehicle, 2 military helicopters and 11 unmanned aerial vehicles. The Azerbaijani side has admitted the loss of 31 fighters, 1 helicopter and 1 unmanned drones, whereas the Armenian side's photo and video materials show dozens of killed Azerbaijani troops, 1 helicopter and 3 UAVs. Opposition media outlets, however, reported on the death of 81 Azerbaijani soldiers, stating that 6 more have gone missing. According to Karabakh authorities, 300 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in clashes. 14 Karabakh tanks have been neutralized since April 2. Related links: Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. |