A simple sentence on a sign that greets visitors entering Artsakh speaks volumes about the endurance, resilience, humility and strength of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
Russia Addresses Armenian Concerns over Arms Sales to Baku
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—Russia is addressing serious concerns that have been voiced by Armenia about its large-scale sales of offensive weapons to Azerbaijan, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian implied on Thursday. Ohanian stressed in that context the importance of Russian military aid to Armenia, saying that it is continuing unabated. “Very important [Russian-Armenian] documents signed recently also ensure…
Stepanakert Calls Sentencing of Citizen in Baku ‘Groundless’
STEPANAKERT—Spokesperson for the Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Ministry Ani Sargsyan spoke Armenian News (News.am) on Tuesday about the accusations and verdict against Artsakh citizen Arsen Baghdasaryan, who has been condemned to 15 years imprisonment in Azerbaijan. “This farce of a trial against Arsen Baghdasaryan completely fits into the logic of the policy of systematic violations of international…
ANCA Open Letter to State Legislators on Azeri Dictator Ilham Aliyev
I am writing to alert you that Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan (an oil-rich and corrupt one-family dictatorship), is pressuring state legislatures across our country into joining his angry and increasingly violent attacks upon his Christian Armenian neighbors
Azerbaijan Can’t Beat Karabakh Forces, Says Ex US Envoy
Azerbaijan’s military spending has not translated into an advantage for Baku, according to former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, who in US diplomatic cable obtained by Wikileaks, said that the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Army has an advantage over Azeri forces in the event of war.
Obama’s $40 Million Request In Aid To Armenia Again Breaks Parity
As the Congress continues deliberations over appropriations for the remaining months of Fiscal Year 2011, President Barack Obama today announced his proposed Fiscal Year 2012 budget numbers, which included a call for $40 million in aid to Armenia and a pro-Baku tilt in U.S. military aid to Armenia and Azerbaijan, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.
Armenian Refugee Organization Appeals to UN Over Azeri Rhetoric
An organization representing Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan has sent a formal letter to the United Nations Security Council, urging the body to respond to Azerbaijan’s worsening rhetoric of racism and violence against Armenians.
US Warns Americans of Potential Terrorist Threat in Azerbaijan
The US State Department is warning Americans of a terrorist threat to Western targets in Azerbaijan and urging U.S. citizens to be vigilant in the oil-rich former Soviet republic on the Caspian Sea.
Ministers to Meet for Talks on Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway
The ministers of transport for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey will meet Tuesday in Tbilisi for talks on the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway.
An Appeal in the NY Times to Protect the Armenians of Azerbaijan
Six months after the pogroms of Armenians in Baku, the New York Times published a letter to the editor on July 27, 1990 that urged the Soviet authorities and the international community to condemn the anti-Armenian pogroms and protect the security of Armenians in the Caucasus.