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Pakistan is an ideological ally of Azerbaijan, just like it is of Turkey.
That's what Pakistan has to do with the Azerbaijan-Armenian war. I did read some news about Pakistan perhaps helping the Azeris through the backdoor but I'm not sure how authentic it is.
That's what Pakistan has to do with the Azerbaijan-Armenian war. I did read some news about Pakistan perhaps helping the Azeris through the backdoor but I'm not sure how authentic it is.
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An incredible honour for the Jewish people to have Israeli Flag be held next to the flag of Pakistan.
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I met an azerbaijani Uber driver few mknthd ago go. This was when that Armenia conflict was ending
He was praising Pakistan and Imran khan a lot. Said due to Pakistan’s support Imran khan was a celebrity in Baku and very few streets you would see a Pakistan flag.
He was praising Pakistan and Imran khan a lot. Said due to Pakistan’s support Imran khan was a celebrity in Baku and very few streets you would see a Pakistan flag.
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the guy holding pakistani flag is not pakistani, some local person.
btw, what pakistan have to do with armenia-azerbaijan war , can anyone explain here ?
Pakistan was one of the few countries which openly supported Azerbaijan in the recent conflict.
Also Pakistan doesn’t recognize Armenia
the rumour has, Turkey supported with drones, Isrealis with small arms and weapons and Pakistan with troops strength ,communication and plan.
however Azerbaijan had denied about the involvement of Pakistan in war.
No Pak boots on the ground.
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Irony being Azeris are Persian
yes i think so, maybe they supported them with Intel, communication and plan.
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Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh and demands surrender
Azerbaijan has launched "anti-terror" operations in Nagorno-Karabakh, and said it will not stop until ethnic-Armenian separatists surrender.
Tensions in the South Caucasus have been high for months around the breakaway enclave, recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan and Armenia last went to war three years ago.
Baku ordered "Illegal Armenian military formations" to hand over arms and dissolve their "illegal regime".
Azerbaijan and Armenia first went to war in the early 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union. Then in 2020 Azerbaijan recaptured areas in and around Nagorno-Karabakh before a truce was agreed and monitored by Russian peacekeepers.
Ethnic Armenians in Karabakh appealed on Tuesday for a ceasefire and for talks to start. But it was clear from the Azerbaijani ultimatum that Baku's aim was to complete its conquest of the mountainous enclave.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused Azerbaijan of starting a ground operation aimed at "ethnic cleansing".
But hundreds of Armenian protesters, frustrated by their country's response, clashed with police outside parliament in Yerevan, condemning their leader as a traitor and calling on him to resign.
Azerbaijan has launched "anti-terror" operations in Nagorno-Karabakh, and said it will not stop until ethnic-Armenian separatists surrender.
Tensions in the South Caucasus have been high for months around the breakaway enclave, recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan and Armenia last went to war three years ago.
Baku ordered "Illegal Armenian military formations" to hand over arms and dissolve their "illegal regime".
Azerbaijan and Armenia first went to war in the early 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union. Then in 2020 Azerbaijan recaptured areas in and around Nagorno-Karabakh before a truce was agreed and monitored by Russian peacekeepers.
Ethnic Armenians in Karabakh appealed on Tuesday for a ceasefire and for talks to start. But it was clear from the Azerbaijani ultimatum that Baku's aim was to complete its conquest of the mountainous enclave.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused Azerbaijan of starting a ground operation aimed at "ethnic cleansing".
But hundreds of Armenian protesters, frustrated by their country's response, clashed with police outside parliament in Yerevan, condemning their leader as a traitor and calling on him to resign.
Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh and demands surrender
Baku says the operation against its ethnic-Armenian enclave will stop only if it sees a white flag.
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Azerbaijan halts Karabakh offensive after ceasefire deal with Armenian separatists
Azerbaijan's president has declared that his country's sovereignty has been restored over Nagorno-Karabakh after a 24-hour military offensive against ethnic-Armenian forces.Ilham Aliyev praised the heroism of Azerbaijan's army hours after Karabakh forces agreed to surrender.
Some 120,000 ethnic Armenians live in the South Caucasus enclave, recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan now intends to bring the breakaway region under full control.
Its military launched an "anti-terror" operation on Tuesday, demanding that Karabakh's forces raise a white flag and dissolve their "illegal regime". With no means of support from neighbouring Armenia, and after an effective nine-month blockade, the ethnic Armenians soon gave in.
Armenian officials reported that at least 32 people were killed, including seven civilians, and another 200 wounded. However according to a separatist Armenian human rights official, at least 200 people were killed and more than 400 wounded. The BBC has not been able to verify any of the figures.
Azerbaijan halts Karabakh offensive after ceasefire deal with Armenian separatists
Ethnic Armenian separatists agree to disband and give up their weapons as part of a ceasefire.
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Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh have started arriving in Armenia after Azerbaijan captured the disputed region
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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Armenians are Orthodox Chrisitians, just like Russians. Russia has tried to keep the peace but Azeris are hell bent on continuing this conflict.
This is centuries old issue where outside nations are using to further their own interests.
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A growing stream of ethnic Armenian refugees are fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan's seizure of the disputed region last week.
More than 6,500 people have so far crossed into Armenia from the enclave, which is home to a majority of some 120,000 ethnic Armenians.
They left after the government in Yerevan announced plans to move those made homeless by the fighting.
The Armenian PM says the ethnic cleansing of Armenians is "under way".
"That's happening just now, and that is very unfortunate fact because we were trying to urge international community on that," Nikol Pashinyan told reporters.
Azerbaijan has said it wants to re-integrate the ethnic Armenians as "equal citizens".
There are large traffic tailbacks on the Armenian border.
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More than 6,500 people have so far crossed into Armenia from the enclave, which is home to a majority of some 120,000 ethnic Armenians.
They left after the government in Yerevan announced plans to move those made homeless by the fighting.
The Armenian PM says the ethnic cleansing of Armenians is "under way".
"That's happening just now, and that is very unfortunate fact because we were trying to urge international community on that," Nikol Pashinyan told reporters.
Azerbaijan has said it wants to re-integrate the ethnic Armenians as "equal citizens".
There are large traffic tailbacks on the Armenian border.
Nagorno-Karabakh: Thousands flee as Armenia says ethnic cleansing under way
More than 6,500 people have so far crossed into Armenia from the enclave Nagorno-Karabakh.
www.bbc.com
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Terrible scenes coming out of Armenians fleeing. Azerbaijan is fully backed by turkey in this one. .A growing stream of ethnic Armenian refugees are fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan's seizure of the disputed region last week.
More than 6,500 people have so far crossed into Armenia from the enclave, which is home to a majority of some 120,000 ethnic Armenians.
They left after the government in Yerevan announced plans to move those made homeless by the fighting.
The Armenian PM says the ethnic cleansing of Armenians is "under way".
"That's happening just now, and that is very unfortunate fact because we were trying to urge international community on that," Nikol Pashinyan told reporters.
Azerbaijan has said it wants to re-integrate the ethnic Armenians as "equal citizens".
There are large traffic tailbacks on the Armenian border.
Nagorno-Karabakh: Thousands flee as Armenia says ethnic cleansing under way
More than 6,500 people have so far crossed into Armenia from the enclave Nagorno-Karabakh.
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A former head of the breakaway ethnic Armenian government in Nagorno-Karabakh was arrested by Azerbaijan on Wednesday as he tried to escape into Armenia as part of an exodus of tens of thousands of people that has triggered a humanitarian crisis.
Ruben Vardanyan, a billionaire banker and philanthropist, headed Karabakh's separatist government between November 2022 and February 2023.
His wife Veronika Zonabend said on his Telegram channel that he had been arrested while trying to flee as part of a mass departure by ethnic Armenians after Azerbaijan took back control of Karabakh in a lightning offensive last week.
Azerbaijan's border service said he had been taken to the capital Baku and handed over to other state agencies.
Karabakh authorities said more than 50,000 had left so far, out of an estimated ethnic Armenian population of 120,000.
Azerbaijan rejects Armenian accusations of ethnic cleansing, but images of tens of thousands of desperate people on the move have provoked widespread international alarm.
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Ruben Vardanyan, a billionaire banker and philanthropist, headed Karabakh's separatist government between November 2022 and February 2023.
His wife Veronika Zonabend said on his Telegram channel that he had been arrested while trying to flee as part of a mass departure by ethnic Armenians after Azerbaijan took back control of Karabakh in a lightning offensive last week.
Azerbaijan's border service said he had been taken to the capital Baku and handed over to other state agencies.
Karabakh authorities said more than 50,000 had left so far, out of an estimated ethnic Armenian population of 120,000.
Azerbaijan rejects Armenian accusations of ethnic cleansing, but images of tens of thousands of desperate people on the move have provoked widespread international alarm.
Azerbaijan arrests former top Karabakh minister as exodus tops 50,000
A former head of the breakaway ethnic Armenian government in Nagorno-Karabakh was arrested by Azerbaijan on Wednesday as he tried to escape into Armenia as part of an exodus of tens of thousands of people that has triggered a humanitarian crisis.
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Ethnic cleansing going on by Azerbaijan .
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Armenia, Azerbaijan clash at International Court of Justice
Azerbaijan and Armenia again crossed swords before the UN’s top court on Monday, with Baku accusing Yerevan of using the high profile hearings to wage a “public media campaign” against its bitter Caucasus rival.
The latest legal clash over “ethnic cleansing” comes as military tensions are again ramping up between the neighbors following the conflict in the disputed mountainous area of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Robed lawyers and representatives from the two countries embarked on two weeks of hearings, wrestling over interpretations of international law in the gilded Peace Palace of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Azerbaijan’s representative Elnur Mammadov told judges Armenia’s lawsuit was “premature” and urged the court to throw out the case.
“That is because Armenia failed to engage in negotiations with Azerbaijan in an attempt to settle” the dispute, he said.
There were “limited negotiations” but Yerevan “failed to pursue them,” Mammadov said.
“From the outset Armenia had it sights firmly set on commencing these proceedings before the court... and using the fact of these proceedings to wage a public media campaign against Azerbaijan,” Mammadov said.
The legal battle before the ICJ dates from September 2021 when each side filed ***-for-tat suits against each other within a week.
They accused each other of “ethnic cleansing” and of violating the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD).
The ICJ, which rules in disputes between states, issued emergency orders in December 2021, calling on both parties to prevent incitement and promotion of racial hatred.
But while the ICJ’s orders are binding, it has no enforcement mechanism and tensions grew, culminating in Azerbaijan’s lightning offensive last September in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Baku reclaimed Karabakh in the one-day offensive, prompting the enclave’s entire ethnic Armenian population -- more than 100,000 people -- to flee for Armenia.
Weeks later, Armenia returned to the ICJ, urging the court to order Azerbaijan to withdraw its troops from Karabakh and allow Armenian refugees to return home safely.
In November, the court ordered Azerbaijan to allow anyone wishing to return to Karabakh to do so in a “safe, unimpeded and expeditious manner”.
The latest hearings, that run until April 26, concern objections raised by both parties to each other’s original cases filed in September 2021.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have said, however, that a comprehensive peace agreement is within reach after last year’s offensive in Karabakh.
The former Soviet republics have fought two wars for control of the mountainous region -- most recently in 2020 and in the early 1990s amid the break-up of the Soviet Union -- that have claimed thousands of lives on both sides and caused hundreds of thousands to flee.
Villages on both sides were destroyed and the mountainous region has been littered with countless landmines in the conflict’s aftermath.
The conflict has also strained ties between Russia and ex-Soviet Armenia, with Yerevan considering that Moscow did not do enough to help when it was under attack.
In February, Armenia formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC), despite Moscow warning against the move.
It is now obliged to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he sets foot on Armenian territory under an ICC arrest warrant issued for the Russian leader in March 2023.
Azerbaijan and Armenia again crossed swords before the UN’s top court on Monday, with Baku accusing Yerevan of using the high profile hearings to wage a “public media campaign” against its bitter Caucasus rival.
The latest legal clash over “ethnic cleansing” comes as military tensions are again ramping up between the neighbors following the conflict in the disputed mountainous area of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Robed lawyers and representatives from the two countries embarked on two weeks of hearings, wrestling over interpretations of international law in the gilded Peace Palace of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Azerbaijan’s representative Elnur Mammadov told judges Armenia’s lawsuit was “premature” and urged the court to throw out the case.
“That is because Armenia failed to engage in negotiations with Azerbaijan in an attempt to settle” the dispute, he said.
There were “limited negotiations” but Yerevan “failed to pursue them,” Mammadov said.
“From the outset Armenia had it sights firmly set on commencing these proceedings before the court... and using the fact of these proceedings to wage a public media campaign against Azerbaijan,” Mammadov said.
The legal battle before the ICJ dates from September 2021 when each side filed ***-for-tat suits against each other within a week.
They accused each other of “ethnic cleansing” and of violating the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD).
The ICJ, which rules in disputes between states, issued emergency orders in December 2021, calling on both parties to prevent incitement and promotion of racial hatred.
But while the ICJ’s orders are binding, it has no enforcement mechanism and tensions grew, culminating in Azerbaijan’s lightning offensive last September in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Baku reclaimed Karabakh in the one-day offensive, prompting the enclave’s entire ethnic Armenian population -- more than 100,000 people -- to flee for Armenia.
Weeks later, Armenia returned to the ICJ, urging the court to order Azerbaijan to withdraw its troops from Karabakh and allow Armenian refugees to return home safely.
In November, the court ordered Azerbaijan to allow anyone wishing to return to Karabakh to do so in a “safe, unimpeded and expeditious manner”.
The latest hearings, that run until April 26, concern objections raised by both parties to each other’s original cases filed in September 2021.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have said, however, that a comprehensive peace agreement is within reach after last year’s offensive in Karabakh.
The former Soviet republics have fought two wars for control of the mountainous region -- most recently in 2020 and in the early 1990s amid the break-up of the Soviet Union -- that have claimed thousands of lives on both sides and caused hundreds of thousands to flee.
Villages on both sides were destroyed and the mountainous region has been littered with countless landmines in the conflict’s aftermath.
The conflict has also strained ties between Russia and ex-Soviet Armenia, with Yerevan considering that Moscow did not do enough to help when it was under attack.
In February, Armenia formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC), despite Moscow warning against the move.
It is now obliged to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he sets foot on Armenian territory under an ICC arrest warrant issued for the Russian leader in March 2023.
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Armenia returns four border villages to Azerbaijan
Armenia has returned to Azerbaijan four border villages it seized decades ago, the countries confirmed Friday, a key step toward normalizing ties between the historic rivals.
The move, which has sparked protracted protests in Armenia, is an important move for reaching a comprehensive peace agreement after years of fruitless talks mediated by Russia and Western countries.
The Caucasus countries, both former Soviet republics, fought two wars in the 1990s and in 2020 for control of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan recaptured it last year in a lightning offensive, ending three decades of Armenian-separatist rule over the enclave and prompting more than 100,000 residents to flee into Armenia.
Yerevan's disastrous defeat provoked a rift with its historic ally Russia, which Armenia accuses of failing to defend it in the face of Azerbaijani threats despite security treaty obligations.
After months of diplomatic tensions, Moscow said Friday that it had recalled its ambassador to Armenia for "consultations."
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova did not provide a reason for the recall, which is typically seen in diplomatic circles as an extreme step in the face of worsening ties.
Armenia's security service confirmed Friday that its border guards had taken up new positions in the east of the country, reflecting a recently brokered border demarcation deal that cedes the villages to Azerbaijani control.
Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev announced separately that his country's border guards had taken control of the four settlements.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed in March to return the four abandoned villages, which were seized in the 1990s, as part of efforts to secure a lasting peace deal.
In a televised statement Friday evening, he said fixing the country's volatile border with Azerbaijan "is a sole guarantee for the very existence of the Armenian republic within its internationally recognized and legitimate frontier."
The two countries agreed earlier this month on the new demarcation of 12.7 kilometers of their border, returning the villages of Baghanis Ayrum, Ashaghi Askipara, Kheyrimli and Ghizilhajili to Azerbaijan.
Pashinyan has hailed the agreement as "very important" for Armenia's sovereignty and said it "brings our security and stability to a new level."
The territory ceded by Yerevan is of strategic importance for landlocked Armenia because it controls sections of a vital highway to Georgia.
Armenian residents of nearby settlements say the move could cut them off from the rest of the country, and they accuse Pashinyan of unilaterally giving away territory without getting anything in return.
Pashinyan has said Armenia will build new roads in the area over the next few months.
His decision has sparked weeks of anti-government protests in Armenia, with thousands of demonstrators led by the charismatic cleric Bagrat Galstanyan demanding Pashinyan's resignation.
A new anti-government protest is scheduled for Sunday.
A 5.8-kilometer section of the border near the Armenian village of Kirants will be guarded "according to a transitional scheme until July 24," Armenia's national security service said Friday.
The village mayor has said locals will be allowed to use a section of the road that is to be transferred to Azerbaijani control, until new roads are built.
Local media reported that some Kirants residents had dismantled their houses and fled the village, which is located just meters from the redrawn border.
SOURCE: https://www.voanews.com/a/armenia-returns-four-border-villages-to-azerbaijan-/7626051.html
Armenia has returned to Azerbaijan four border villages it seized decades ago, the countries confirmed Friday, a key step toward normalizing ties between the historic rivals.
The move, which has sparked protracted protests in Armenia, is an important move for reaching a comprehensive peace agreement after years of fruitless talks mediated by Russia and Western countries.
The Caucasus countries, both former Soviet republics, fought two wars in the 1990s and in 2020 for control of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan recaptured it last year in a lightning offensive, ending three decades of Armenian-separatist rule over the enclave and prompting more than 100,000 residents to flee into Armenia.
Yerevan's disastrous defeat provoked a rift with its historic ally Russia, which Armenia accuses of failing to defend it in the face of Azerbaijani threats despite security treaty obligations.
After months of diplomatic tensions, Moscow said Friday that it had recalled its ambassador to Armenia for "consultations."
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova did not provide a reason for the recall, which is typically seen in diplomatic circles as an extreme step in the face of worsening ties.
Armenia's security service confirmed Friday that its border guards had taken up new positions in the east of the country, reflecting a recently brokered border demarcation deal that cedes the villages to Azerbaijani control.
Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev announced separately that his country's border guards had taken control of the four settlements.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed in March to return the four abandoned villages, which were seized in the 1990s, as part of efforts to secure a lasting peace deal.
In a televised statement Friday evening, he said fixing the country's volatile border with Azerbaijan "is a sole guarantee for the very existence of the Armenian republic within its internationally recognized and legitimate frontier."
The two countries agreed earlier this month on the new demarcation of 12.7 kilometers of their border, returning the villages of Baghanis Ayrum, Ashaghi Askipara, Kheyrimli and Ghizilhajili to Azerbaijan.
Pashinyan has hailed the agreement as "very important" for Armenia's sovereignty and said it "brings our security and stability to a new level."
The territory ceded by Yerevan is of strategic importance for landlocked Armenia because it controls sections of a vital highway to Georgia.
Armenian residents of nearby settlements say the move could cut them off from the rest of the country, and they accuse Pashinyan of unilaterally giving away territory without getting anything in return.
Pashinyan has said Armenia will build new roads in the area over the next few months.
His decision has sparked weeks of anti-government protests in Armenia, with thousands of demonstrators led by the charismatic cleric Bagrat Galstanyan demanding Pashinyan's resignation.
A new anti-government protest is scheduled for Sunday.
A 5.8-kilometer section of the border near the Armenian village of Kirants will be guarded "according to a transitional scheme until July 24," Armenia's national security service said Friday.
The village mayor has said locals will be allowed to use a section of the road that is to be transferred to Azerbaijani control, until new roads are built.
Local media reported that some Kirants residents had dismantled their houses and fled the village, which is located just meters from the redrawn border.
SOURCE: https://www.voanews.com/a/armenia-returns-four-border-villages-to-azerbaijan-/7626051.html
