Pro-Kremlin political pundits explain this Russian parity regarding the situation by arguing that Nagorno Karabakh does not fall within the parameters of the CSTO defense pact and that the Russian-Armenian defense pact relates to Armenia, and no Karabakh.
Armenia Ministry of Defense Spokesman Artzrun Hovhannisyan told reporters that five civilians riding in a bus along the Martakert road in Artsakh died when shelled by Azerbaijani forces.
At a press conference today in Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh, Colonel Viktor Aroustamyan of the Artsakh Defense Army, stated that as of 11a.m. today (local time) 20 Armenian soldiers had died in fighting with Azerbaijani forces since the early morning of April 2.
Perhaps, just perhaps, the death of 20 Armenian soldiers on the Artsakh frontline will finally engender some substantive public debate regarding the entire “Karabakh conflict”.
The Artsakh government reports that those wishing to make financial contributions to assist civilians who have been temporarily relocated from the frontline can do so in AMD or USD at the following locations:
Family, friends and the general public gathered today at St. Hovhannes Church in Yerevan’s Kond neighborhood for a requiem service for SasounMkrtchyan, a soldier killed on the Artsakh frontline two days ago.
On April 4, at the initiative of the Transdniestrian party, a telephone conversation took place between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldovian Republic Vitaly Ignatiev.
The following is a public statement made by Armenian Justice Minister Arpine Hovhannisyan
The Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs today issued the following statement regarding the fighting in Artsakh.
A new armed struggle to maintain the integrity of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic began in the early hours of April 2. Azerbaijan has admitted that it launched an all out attack long the line of contact with Nagorno-Karabakh, although Baku has subsequently denied that.
Early today, 15 year-old Lilit Mkrtchyan published a photo of her uncle Sasoun Mkrtchyan.
The Ombudsman of RA Arman Tatoyan along with human rights lawyers Artak Zeynalyan and Ara Ghazaryan has departed for the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh on a special work visit.
The Human Rights Defender of RA has brought the data concerning the atrocities and cruel treatment committed by the Azerbaijani side against the Armenian civilian settlements and population to the attention of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The results of the examination concerning the unacceptable attacks against children and elderly entitled to special protection...
Zohrabyan argued that the National Assembly, on behalf of Armenia, a full member of the Council of Europe is obliged to respond to the statements uttered by that “scoundrel” Agramunt.
Armenia’s Ministry of Defense has started to release the names of Armenian military personnel killed in the latest round of fighting in Artsakh.
Hetq Chief Editor Edik Baghdasaryan reports from Artsakh that Azerbaijani forces along the northern Line of Contact are retreating and that Artsakh military units have recaptured positions previously lost.
Major General of Justice Mihran Poghosyan, Armenia’s Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer, is one of the country’s officials who has sown deep roots in offshore economic zones.
The Artsakh Ministry of Defense reports that the Azerbaijani military continued to shell Artsakh Defense Army frontline positions and adjacent residential centers all along the Line of Contact last night.
April 3 – Artsakh, On the Northern Border
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