New tensions ignite over Karabakh region, 3 soldiers killed

Nagorno-Karabakh military officials said drone attacks carried out by Azerbaijani forces killed two of their troops and wounded another 14.

Макрон сдержанно ответил Эрдогану

"Я верю в уважение", – сдержанно ответил президент Франции Эммануэль Макрон на нападки со стороны своего турецкого коллеги Реджепа Тайипа Эрдогана.

Azeris call for France to lose Nagorno-Karabakh mediation role | Al Jazeera

Azerbaijan’s parliament called on Thursday for France to be stripped of its mediation role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to punish the French Senate for adopting a resolution backing the region’s independence.

Turkey is Registering Syrians from Afrin to Settle in Artsakh | Asbarez.com

Turkey has begun registering ethnic Turkmens from the Afrin region of Syria with the aim of settling them in Artsakh in territories that were surrendered to Azerbaijan, according to the Human Rights Organization-Afrin-Syria.

Yerevan ready to discuss prospects of assisting Nagorno-Karabakh — Armenian PM

Armenia’s government is ready to discuss prospects of assistance to the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Ovik Abramyan, who has arrived on a visit to Stepanakert, said on Sunday.

Abramyan and a number of other Armenian ministers arrived in the non-recognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh to take part in the celebrations of the 71st anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Арцах: Azerbaijan, Armenia accuse each other of ceasefire violations

Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said on Monday Armenia’s forces have violated ceasefire 115 times over the past 24 hours, while Yerevan said it has registered around 50 ceasefire violations on the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh by Baku overnight.

Medvedev says aggravation of Karabakh conflict could be caused by external factors

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev did not rule out external factors have caused aggravation of the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh.

2 Dead in Nagorno-Karabakh Despite Cease-fire

Two Armenian soldiers were killed in fighting with Azerbaijani forces around Nagorno-Karabakh Friday, with each country blaming the other for violating the cease-fire.

Parties to Karabakh conflict stop fire to search for bodies — Karabakh Armed Forces

Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh have agreed for complete ceasefire in the afternoon on Friday to search for bodies of servicemen, press secretary of Nagorno Karabakh’s Armed Forces Col. Senor Asratyan told TASS on Friday.

French Lawmaker Urges Artsakh [Арцах] Recognition

French lawmaker Valérie Boyer wrote in an article in the French publication Valeurs Actuelles that given Azerbaijan’s continued threats and plunge into dictatorship, the time has come for the international recognition of the “de facto independent Nagorno Karabakh Republic.”

Azeri provocation

The facts that are taking place in Artsakh are not neutral and are consequences of Azeri provocation. Every time we see the Azeris making such attacks to change the facts vainly, but we realize that alongside the armenian strategy tries to explain for years now that there are no problems and that we are very far from the war in 1994.

Hawaii Recognizes Nagorno Karabakh Republic’s Independence

Hawaii became the seventh state to rally in support of the democratic development and right to self-determination for the people of Artsakh [Арцах] Tuesday, voting unanimously to recognize the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, reported the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR).

Tensions Rise Again Between Armenia, Azerbaijan

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has expressed concern about an outbreak of violence near the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, in which three people died late Thursday.

Statement by the Spokesperson on Nagorno-Karabakh (EEAS 01.05.15)

From the Official Website of the European External Action Service:

"In view of reports about 'parliamentary elections' in Nagorno-Karabakh on 3 May, we reiterate that the European Union does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework within which they are being held. 

OSCE Co-Chairs Recognize Artsakh (Арцах) People’s Right to Shape Own Future. (Parliamentary elections are taking place May 3 in Nagorno-Karabakh)

YEREVAN (Armenpress)—The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs traveled to Paris to meet with Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian, and separately with Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov. The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, also participated in the meetings.

Russia, Azerbaijan Agree on Oil, Gas JV as Putin Visits Baku. According to Aliyev, his country’s defense industry cooperation with Russia is worth $4 billion and keeps growing

MOSCOW, August 13 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian and Azerbaijani state oil companies on Tuesday agreed to establish a joint venture on a parity basis to prospect and produce oil and gas in Russia and Azerbaijan and in other countries as Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a one-day working visit to Baku.

Energy Cooperation
During Putin’s visit – designed to discuss a wide range of bilateral issues, including trade, energy, transportation and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict – Rosneft reported that it had also agreed with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) to jointly use some pipelines and terminals to optimize supplies to consumers.

Πού πήγες ξυπόλυτος στα αγκάθια του Αζερμπαϊτζάν, Αντώνη;

Του ΠΑΜΠΟΥ Σ. ΧΑΤΖΗΛΑΜΠΗ
Για τους μεξικανούς ακτιβιστές, τις οργανώσεις ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων της χώρας, τις εκεί και στις ΗΠΑ κοινότητες των Αρμενίων καθώς και τις αντικαθεστωτικές οργανώσεις αμερικανοαζέρων, λίγες βδομάδες ήταν αρκετές για να στείλουν στα αζήτητα της Ιστορίας το άγαλμα του δικτάτορα Χεϋντάρ Αλίγεφ, πατέρα του Προέδρου του Αζερμπαϊτζάν Ιλχαμ Αλίγεφ, που επισκέφτηκε πρόσφατα ο Έλληνας Πρωθυπουργός Αντώνης Σαμαράς για να διαπραγματευτεί μαζί του θέματα ενέργειας.

Μαζί με τον πατέρα Αλίγιεφ, οι μεξικανοί αποκαθήλωσαν και έναν τεράστιο μαρμάρινο χάρτη του Αζερμπαϊτζάν που είχε για φόντο το άγαλμα, στον οποίο οι ανιστόρητες αρχές της καθ’ όλα συμπαθούς λατινοαμερικάνικης χώρας δεν είχαν αντιληφθεί πως εκεί οι αζέροι τους «είχαν βάλει γκολ από τα αποδυτήρια» εμφανίζοντας ως έδαφος του Αζερμπαϊτζάν την ανεξάρτητη αρμένικη επαρχία Ναγκόρνο Καραμπάχ, που έχουν αιματοκυλήσει και διεκδικούν με τη βία χρόνια τώρα.

Toujours à ton côté

N. Lygeros (OPUS)

Traduit du Grec par A.-M. Bras

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Toujours à ton côté,
tu sens un Arménien
qui suit
tes mouvements
pour que ne te blessent
les génocideurs

Οι ελληνο-αρμενικές σχέσεις/ The Greek-Armenian relations (Σπάρτη/Арцах)

 
Арцах

Ν. Λυγερός (OPUS)
Οι ελληνο-αρμενικές σχέσεις δεν πρέπει να είναι μόνο θεωρητικές και να βασίζονται αποκλειστικά σε ένα συμβολικό χαρακτήρα. Οι ελληνο-αρμενικές σχέσεις υπάρχουν εδώ και αιώνες. Ζήσαμε μαζί και στην ζωή και στο θάνατο. Ξέρουμε και οι δυο μας τι σημαίνει η λέξη γενοκτονία και τη μάθαμε από τον ίδιο θύτη. Ζήσαμε το θάνατο των δικών μας από τη βαρβαρότητα και τώρα έχουμε ο καθένας μας μια χώρα, όπου ζούμε ελεύθεροι. Δίχως αυτό να σημαίνει ότι δεν είμαστε πολιορκημένοι. Συνεπώς δεν μπορούμε να στεκόμαστε ουδέτεροι, όταν υποφέρει ο ένας από τους δυο μας. Οι Σπαρτιάτες έδειξαν το παράδειγμα στους μαχητές του Αρτσάχ και αυτοί με τη σειρά τους μάς έδειξαν την ουσία της αντίστασης.