7 minutes of Armenia coverage in Transcaucasian Telegraph’s Sep/24/2024 edition.
Kamala Harris pledges continued support to Armenia, says Armenians’ right to return to Nagorno Karabakh ‘vital’
VP HARRIS to ARMENIANS: I send my best wishes to you as you celebrate Armenian Independence Day. While we celebrate, we must also never forget the Armenian Genocide, when an estimated 1.5 million Armenians were deported, massacred, and marched to their deaths. It is a tragedy that continues to shape the identity of the Armenian people. The Armenian American community’s resilience remains a source of inspiration in our collective American story.
I remain committed to a lasting peace between Armenia and its neighbors that respects sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.
The right for Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh to return safely to their homes is vital to restoring dignity to the Armenian people and stability to the region.
I will continue to support Armenia in its efforts to strengthen democracy and foster stability in the region.
Armenia and its people have a rich history that inspires us all to strive for liberty and justice. I remain committed to deepening the bonds between our nations and fostering a partnership that uplifts our shared values and aspirations. Together, we can build a more secure, just and free world. //
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COP29 climate summit is a chance for the world to hold Azerbaijan accountable: The National Interest article
THOMAS BECKER: The COP29 summit may be the last opportunity for the international community to condemn President Ilham Aliyev and prevent the total erasure of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population.
A year ago, Azerbaijani forces launched a brutal military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh that, within days, expelled a population of 120,000 ethnic Armenians who had called the region home for millennia. Besides issuing a few perfunctory statements, the international community did nothing to hold Azerbaijan to account. Now, it has a unique chance to make amends. //
Azerbaijan’s authoritarian government does not tolerate dissent: Human Rights Watch
“Governments shouldn’t allow Azerbaijan to use its position as COP29 host to continue to push the expansion of fossil fuels and undermine efforts to confront the climate crisis and protect human rights,”
"paranoid" Ilham Aliyev continues to keep Azerbaijan’s land borders closed due to "security concerns"
The land borders were closed in March 2020 under COVID-19 and have since remained closed. Only air travel, often through airlines owned by the Aliyev family, is allowed.
During a speech on Monday, Aliyev claimed that the closure of land borders has protected the country from ‘external risks’.
Aliyev stated that he could say ‘with absolute certainty that the closure of our land borders over the past few years has saved us from many major disasters. Even today, with the borders closed, dangerous developments unfold and are being prevented.’
Azerbaijan’s continued closure of its land borders has been a subject of criticism domestically and internationally, with opposition figures arguing that it violates citizens’ constitutional rights and harms them economically.
OPPOSITION: Aliyev did not mention what these reasons are, and from where this danger may come. Maybe it is a necessity, and the population should know about this "danger".
Why has Russia, the country that invaded Ukraine, not closed its land border? Or Ukraine closed its borders? Or Iran, a country that lives under sanctions? Or Armenia or Georgia? The danger only exists for Azerbaijan, and Aliyev should speak about what this danger is.
The main reason for the closing border was to create a closed state.//
EU contributes €3.5 million to provide food to Nagorno-Karabakh refugees
The EU initially allocated €2.5 million for refugees’ immediate needs, later adding €1 million as the situation worsened with 84% of the refugee population in need of food assistance in December 2023 according to a joint UN and government assessment.
The program is supporting around 12,500 refugees in several provinces of Armenia through monthly cash assistance.
Armenia’s Constitutional Court is discussing the constitutionality of the recently approved Regulation document between the border commissions of Armenia and Azerbaijan
Judges were spotted while entering the Court building this morning:
REPORTER: Do you see issues with the Regulation?
Judge Seda Safarian ("post-2018"): I will express my opinion with the verdict.
REPORTER: Do you see issues with the Regulation?
JUDGE HRAYR TOVMASYAN (pre-2018): I do, but I first and foremost must raise them during the discussions in the consultation room before sharing them with the media.
REPORTER: Do you see issues with the Regulation?
JUDGE VAHE GRIGORYAN (post-2018): We must do our job and give a verdict. We cannot express opinions before that. //
The Court finished hearing the case. The judges went to the consultation room to prepare the verdict. Nobody knows how many days it’ll take.
If the Regulation is found to be legal, it will be sent to Parliament for ratification.
anti-corruption: 6 political parties might shut down due to lack of compliance with financial transparency law
The Corruption Prevention Committee (CPC) issued a warning to 6 small parties that failed to present the mandatory reports. The parties:
• HHsH (Levon’s former party)
• Hayq Liberal
• Miavorum Hanun Hayastani
• Qristonya-Zhoghovrdakan Veratsnund
• Hamakhmbum
• Ingnishkhan Hayastan
The first violation leads to a warning or a fine. If the party again fails to present the report within a month, the CPC informs the Parliament and Government about it. The latter two have the ability to request the Constitutional Court to suspend the parties.
In this case, the Government has decided to give the parties more time, urging them to prepare their reports ASAP.
This transparency requirement, enforced by the CPC, was introduced in 2022 and applies to some 120 political parties registered in Armenia. It has since identified hundreds of minor to severe financial violations committed by several political parties, including Pashinyan’s.
no reports of casualties among the ethnic Armenian population of Lebanon: Armenian’s foreign ministry
Context: Netanyahoo wants to stay out of prison and get Trump elected so he is committing "terrorist attacks" and escalating the war in the Middle East. Over 90 children and women were killed in the latest attacks on Lebanon.
web app promises to protect air travelers’ rights: VIDEO
www.passenger.am is a platform co-founded by diasporans that allows passengers to receive help in the event their luggage is lost, the flight is delayed, etc.
For example, if the weather conditions delay the flight by 6 hours or more, the airline is required to pay for your hotel and meals.
According to co-founder Vaner Harutyunyan, per European regulations, if the airline delays your flight by 3+ hours or prevents you from boarding or cancels the flight for technical reasons, they are entitled to financial compensation, the size of which depends on the total distance of your flight. It’s in the €250-€600 range.
If your luggage doesn’t arrive within 21 days of your arrival, it’s considered a loss. The app will help you to locate and receive it, or receive compensation.
The app has already supported around 3,000 passengers, mostly Armenians, but also some tourists. The founders believe the app can help tour agencies navigate through rules that are often considered too complicated.
Georgia fines Russian taxi app Yandex for sharing user data with Russia
Yandex’s local LLC will pay a $1,500 fine after it was discovered that the Yandex GO (for passengers) and Yandex PRO (for drivers) shared information with Russia.
The information in this case was the users’ IP addresses, which were sent to Russian servers to check if the users had an internet connection.
Under a September 2023 law, the Russian "KGB" has the right to access the data of Yandex users abroad.
did Kremlin’s top propagandist Vladimir Solovyov urge Putin to resign due to the inability to defend the Kursk region?
No. He used a word that sounds like "resignation" but has a completely different meaning in Russian.
Armenia’s food safety agency confiscated and incinerated meat that was butchered under unlicensed conditions: VIDEO
The meat sold in Armenia is legally required to be butchered in clean and licensed conditions, in special butcheries. Authorities regularly raid bazaars and shops to check for unlicensed meat.
The destruction of the latest batch was recorded. They took the meat to a crematory and incinerated it at 1,200 Celsius to kill any viruses and melt the bones for safety. The generated steam is filtered 3 times.
The task is delegated to a company specialized in handling the disposal of anything not radioactive. They also incinerate cosmetics, dead animals, and surgery room waste. The food safety agency has negotiated a long-term cooperation plan with the company.
scientists are studying microplastics in Armenia’s waters: VIDEO
Globally, the average person generates several tons of plastic waste annually. An Armenian university has launched a grant program to study the content of Armenian lakes and rivers.
The program is led by a Polish researcher who is especially interested in studying water in mountainous regions.
They also study the connection between water bacteria and microplastics. For example, the lakes located in higher altitudes in Lori province contain bacteria that grow on plastics and form "unique compounds."
They also observed that microplastics and microalgae can enter into a reaction and decay. A list of microalgae was identified, the presence of which indicates poor water quality.
The group plans to publish the results of the study in a journal.
economic stats from July
Trade +14%
Services +4.9%
Construction +18%
Manufacturing +2.5%
• Food production -5%
• Beverage production -4.4%
• Jewelry re-export/production -27%
• Cigarette production +21%
• Textile production +23%
• Base metals +74%
Mining -5.4%
Economic activity index +6.2%
number of income-generating IRS-visible jobs in August
751,800 (+4.8% or +34,500)
PHOTO: Have you voted for your favorite design for Yerevan Cascade?
As you know, the Yerevan administration recently brought a French architectural firm to discuss various design options after the city took control of the abandoned portions of Cascade.
The residents of Yerevan have until September 29 to vote for one of the two designs.
Transcaucasian Telegraph is offering $10 bribes to its readers to vote for "Cascade Gardens" by New York architect David Hoston. The second design, visibly inferior and boring, is proposed by French architects at Wilmotte & Associés.
Constitutional Court debating Border Regulation document \ Air traveler protections \ Microplastics in Armenia \ Kamala Harris on Karabakh return \ Stats: jobs, economy \ Crematory \ Cascade design \ Azerbaijan borders closed \ Anti-corruption \ and ……….
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I thought HHsH had been dissolved years ago?
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