HRD: Azeris monitor alternative road linking Armenian communitiesDecember 1, 2021 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani servicemen manage to monitor the alternative road connecting the communities of Chakaten, Shikahogh, Srashen, Nerkin Hand, Tsav, Shishkert to the provincial capital of Kapan in Armenia's Syunik province, Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan said in a statement on Tuesday, November 30. According to Tatoyan, the only way to restore the safety and rights of border residents is the removal of the Azerbaijani troops from the immediate vicinity of the villages. Given the terrain especially in the winter months, the road will become impassable is many parts, Tatoyan said, citing the villagers' experience back from the 1990s. "No one has the right to ignore human rights and humanitarian issues in the border demarcation process," the statement reads. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. 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. Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |