Armenia–Azerbaijan relations

Press release - MEPs condemn Turkey’s activities in Varosha, Cyprus, and call for sanctions

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Friday, November 27, 2020

Tough sanctions against Turkey

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  • Tough sanctions against Turkey

    A sustainable solution to reunify the island of Cyprus and its people can only be found through dialogue, diplomacy, and negotiations, MEPs stress.

  • They call on the European Council to maintain its unified position on Turkeys illegal actions and impose tough sanctions in response.
  • Its illegal and unilateral military actions in the Eastern Mediterranean infringe on the sovereignty of EU member states Greece and Cyprus.
  • MEPs also point out Turkeys direct support of Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as well as its actions in Libya and Syria.

Nagorno-Karabakh: EASO publishes chronology of recent armed conflict

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Thursday, November 12, 2020

On 11 November, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a chronology of the armed conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

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  • On 11 November, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a chronology of the armed conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
  • The chronology lists major events between 27 September 2020, when the conflict started, and 10 November 2020, when the cease-fire agreement was announced by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Russian Federation, and focuses on the impact of the conflict on the civilian population.
  • The document can be utilised by EU asylum officials as an objective resource when assessing applications for international protection relating to the events in question.
  • The chronology can be downloaded from the EASO COI Portal on the following link.

The Armenian National Committee of America - Western Region (ANCA-WR) Stands with the Armenians of Artsakh, Condemns Turkey and Azerbaijan's Genocidal Aggression

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Thursday, November 12, 2020

Azerbaijan's premeditated and coordinated military assault on Artsakh with the direct support of Turkey has resulted in a major humanitarian crisis that has seen over 100,000 Armenians displaced from their indigenous homeland.

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  • Azerbaijan's premeditated and coordinated military assault on Artsakh with the direct support of Turkey has resulted in a major humanitarian crisis that has seen over 100,000 Armenians displaced from their indigenous homeland.
  • The United States, as a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, completely abdicated its responsibility to ensure a peaceful negotiated resolution for Artsakh through its disengagement from the region.
  • And when the United States did briefly seek to engage, it did so only to pay lip service to peace by brokering a ceasefire it never intended to enforce.
  • The Armenian National Committee of America - Western Region stands with the Armenians of Artsakh, and remains committed to ensuring the survival of the Armenian nation.

Samaritan's Purse Responds To Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict; Airlifting 11+ Tons Of Warm Winter Clothing To Aid Hurting Families In Armenia

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Thursday, November 5, 2020

Since 1988, Armenia and Azerbaijan have battled over Nagorno-Karabakh with a recent upsurge in activity that began in late September.

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  • Since 1988, Armenia and Azerbaijan have battled over Nagorno-Karabakh with a recent upsurge in activity that began in late September.
  • Now, these hurting families are in desperate need of basic supplies to prepare for the winter.
  • The international Christian relief organization's DC-8 cargo plane is carrying warm winter clothing including coats, boots, gloves, socks, and blanketsenough to aid thousands of people including vulnerable children.
  • "Samaritan's Purse is bringing critical relief to people in needreminding hurting families that they are not alone and that God loves them.

Global Awareness Initiative Reports an Analysis Proves Execution of Armenian Prisoners of War Are Real

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Saturday, October 17, 2020

The analysis was released by an ex-British Army officer and open source analystNick Watersin an investigative journalist article forbellingcat.

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  • The analysis was released by an ex-British Army officer and open source analystNick Watersin an investigative journalist article forbellingcat.
  • This video was initially posted onAzerbaijaniTelegram channels alongside a description stating that the two men captured were Armenian soldiers.
  • This comes shortly after a video was leaked where Azerbaijani soldiers brutally killed two handcuffed and unarmed Armenian prisoners of war and beheaded a soldier.
  • Some of them mentioned that had they killed babies in the 90s war, there would be no Armenians to fight today.

Global Awareness Initiative Reports Turkey Blocked 100 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Armenia

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Friday, October 16, 2020

YEREVAN, Armenia, Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- To stop disinformation surrounding the current conflict with Turkey and Azerbaijan and spread awareness in the international community, Armenia's tech community leaders came together to form the Global Awareness initiative.

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  • YEREVAN, Armenia, Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- To stop disinformation surrounding the current conflict with Turkey and Azerbaijan and spread awareness in the international community, Armenia's tech community leaders came together to form the Global Awareness initiative.
  • Latest news from the front-line of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh:
    During a press conference on October 14 , the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of Armenia Zareh Sinanyan reported that Turkey has blocked 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Armenia traveling from the United States.
  • Sinanyan also added that over the period of this Nagorno-Karabakh conflict nearly 700 tons of humanitarian aid has been delivered to Armenia from different countries - Russia, the USA, France, Ukraine, European countries, Javakhk, Tbilisi.
  • On October 15, a video purporting to showtwo Armenian prisoners of war being humiliated and brutally killed surged on Azerbaijani social media.

Global Awareness Initiative Reports Azerbaijan Deliberately Targets Hospitals and Kindergartens in Nagorno-Karabakh

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

YEREVAN, Armenia, Oct 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Tostop disinformation surrounding the current conflict with Turkey and Azerbaijan and spread awareness in the international community, Armenia's tech community leaders came together to form the Global Awareness initiative.

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  • YEREVAN, Armenia, Oct 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Tostop disinformation surrounding the current conflict with Turkey and Azerbaijan and spread awareness in the international community, Armenia's tech community leaders came together to form the Global Awareness initiative.
  • During the day, there has been more shelling in the town of Martuni, their artillery hit a local kindergarten .
  • On Oct. 14, Azerbaijan targetedthe territory of the Republic of Armenia adjacent to the disputedNagorno-Karabakhregion.
  • The attack was made on sheer assumptions that the military equipment, which was on Armenian soil, "intended" to start fire towards Azerbaijan.

Global Awareness Initiative Reports More Evidence on Syrian Mercenaries' Involvement in Nagorno-Karabakh

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

YEREVAN, Armenia, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tostop disinformation surrounding the current conflict with Turkey and Azerbaijan and spread awareness in the international community, Armenia's tech community leaders came together to form the Global Awareness initiative.

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  • YEREVAN, Armenia, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tostop disinformation surrounding the current conflict with Turkey and Azerbaijan and spread awareness in the international community, Armenia's tech community leaders came together to form the Global Awareness initiative.
  • Latest news from thefrontlineof Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh:
    The National managed to talk to a Syrian fighter from the Sultan Murad Brigade currently in Azerbaijan.
  • The National reveals that army officers order Syrians to attack, while Azerbaijani troops, who were supposed to be fighting with them, "are kilometres behind us."
  • "The Turks put us in such a position that we can't any more escape from here," said Ibrahim, who accepted the job to support his family.

Global Awareness Initiative Reports Azerbaijan Violated Humanitarian Ceasefire

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Sunday, October 11, 2020

YEREVAN, Armenia, Oct. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Tostop disinformation surrounding the current conflict with Turkey and Azerbaijan and spread awareness in the international community, Armenia's tech community leaders came together to form the Global Awareness initiative.

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  • YEREVAN, Armenia, Oct. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Tostop disinformation surrounding the current conflict with Turkey and Azerbaijan and spread awareness in the international community, Armenia's tech community leaders came together to form the Global Awareness initiative.
  • The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia reports that before the announcement of the humanitarian ceasefire, Azerbaijan attempted a subversive-intelligence infiltration in the direction of Hadrut.
  • After 11 hours of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, a humanitarian ceasefire was confirmed to start at 12:00 local time.
  • The Nagorno-KarabakhDefense Army reports that less than 2 hours before the ceasefire between Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and Azerbaijan takes effect, the Azerbaijani army launches drone strikes towards the territory of the Republic of Armenia.

Nagorno Karabakh: Remarks by the High Representative / Vice-Pres

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Thursday, October 8, 2020

Thank you Mr President, Honorable Members of the European Parliament, Members, the current military confrontation along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone is of our utmost concern.

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  • Thank you Mr President, Honorable Members of the European Parliament, Members, the current military confrontation along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone is of our utmost concern.
  • On the day that fighting erupted, I released a statement as High Representative, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities, de-escalation and strict observance of the ceasefire.
  • This position was reinforced by the European Council held on the 1st and 2nd of October.
  • We have seen extremely worrying reports of a surge in attacks on populated areas, which is taking a deadly toll on civilians.
  • We strongly urge the sides to fully observe their international obligations to protect civilian populations.
  • And, with the resources we have, we have urgently allocated a small amount of money [500,000] in humanitarian aid for the affected populations.
  • In fact, we do not have a lot of information about how the conflict is developing.
  • At this stage, further escalation of the conflict and involvement of regional actors, unhappily, cannot be excluded.
  • Link to the video: https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-195714 Closing remarks Thank you President, thank you to all of you for your interesting and engaging remarks.
  • We are going do what we can do as the European Union, with the resources we have in the diplomatic arena.
  • The European Council has decided to see what is going on from now until December to review our relationship with Turkey.
  • This is what the European Council decided after a long discussion on our relations with Turkey.