Video: New border realities in Armenia and life near Goris-Kapan roadJanuary 20, 2021 - 14:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Defense Ministry has published footage from the road connecting the towns of Goris and Kapan in Syunik Province, roughly one month after parts of the roadway came under Azerbaijan's control. The reportage prepared by Zinuzh Media reveals the work of the Russian peacekeepers serving at border checkpoints, as well as of the border troops of the Armenian National Security Service deployed along the road to ensure the security of civilians traveling to the south of the country. Residents of the border village of Davit Bek say, meanwhile, they have no intention to leave their homes, describing everyday life in the village as their own way of protecting the borders of the country. Davit Back was among the Armenian villages that came under heavy shelling from the Azerbaijani side during the six-week war against Nagorno-Karabakh. Hostilities ended after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev signed a statement on November 10. Under the deal, the Armenian side has ceded all the seven regions surrounding Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. 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. |