Russian SVR: The West provoking Armenians, Azerbaijanis into conflictNovember 18, 2020 - 19:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The West is trying to provoke Armenian and Azerbaijani nationalists to break the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergey Naryshkin said Wednesday, November 18. "They are trying to convince the Armenians that the peace in Nagorno-Karabakh is a defeat for Yerevan, throwing in the idea of "war to the bitter end". Azerbaijanis, on the contrary, are told that the Kremlin “stole their victory” when the Azerbaijani army was one step away from taking Stepanakert," Naryshkin said, according to RIA Novosti. According to Naryshkin, the actions of the West indicate that "the United States and its European friends, as always, solve their problems at the expense of the interests of ordinary people – Azerbaijanis and Armenians, in this case." "Americans and Europeans do not worry that their provocations may lead to new bloodshed and plunge the region into a serious military conflict." 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 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. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. |