The Artsakh Foreign Ministry and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan were swift to welcome vote by the French Senate, which on Wednesday, in an almost unanimous vote, urged the French government to recognize Artsakh.
French Senate Recognizes Artsakh
The French Senate on Wednesday recognized the independence of the Republic of Artsakh with a vote of 305 to 1, following an almost two-hour debate on the floor of the upper house of the French Parliament.
Karvachar’s Last Day: ’We Stayed Here Until the End,’ Artsakh Soldiers Say
Artsakh’s Karvachar District became the second territory to be handed over to Azerbaijan as part of an agreement that ended military hostilities, but forced the surrender of territory to Baku.
Former Constitutional Court Judge Joins Hunger Stike
A former justice of Armenia’s Constitutional Court, Kim Balayan, joined a hunger strike that started Monday to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation after he signed the now-infamous statement, which ended military operations.
Turkey, Azerbaijan Actively Opposing French Senate Vote on Artsakh
The governments of Turkey and Azerbaijan are working overtime to exert pressure to ensure that a resolution recognizing Artsakh, scheduled to be discussed by the French Senate on Wednesday, fails.
Turkey Recruiting Syrian Jihadists from Afrin to Settle in Artsakh
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.
ARF Members Begin Indefinite Hunger Strike
Members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Armenia, Garik Avetisyan and Gegham Manukyan began what they called an indefinite hunger strike as a sign of protest against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, whose resignation they are demanding.
Artsakh Primate Undergoes Successful Surgery
Primate of the Artsakh Diocese, Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan was reportedly recovering from surgery at a Los Angeles-area hospital, reported the Western Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church on Sunday.
Moscow Issues Stern Warning as Russian Ministers Descend on Yerevan
The president and foreign minister of Russia issued stern warnings to those, they said, who are attempting to thwart an agreement that ended the 45-day Karabakh War
WATCH: 7 Villages in Artsakh’s Martakert are Surrendered to Azerbaijan
Residents of seven villages in Artsakh’s Martakert region were told on Tuesday that they would have to evacuate, because their villages were deemed to be part of Aghdam