Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated on Wednesday that international mediators should not rush to broker an Armenian-Azerbaijani agreement on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenian Ombudsman, Activists Deplore Toxic Election Campaign
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Armenia’s human rights defender, Arman Tatoyan, has accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and his political opponents of resorting to inflammatory rhetoric in their election campaigns, saying that could deepen a political crisis in the country.
In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, Tatoyan singled out Pashinian’s pledges to “purge” the state bureaucracy and wage “political vendettas” against local government officials supporting the Armenian opposition.
The ombudsman issued another statement the following morning urging election contenders to stop exploiting the issue of Armenian prisoners still held by Azerbaijan for political purposes. Human rights lawyers and activists added their voice to his appeal on Wednesday.
Russia is doing its best to broker a peaceful solution to a continuing border dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan, a top aide to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Friday.
An opposition alliance led by former President Robert Kocharian on Friday claimed to have opened about 800 campaign offices across Armenia for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Armenian Lawmaker Admits Stealing Reporter’s Phone
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A controversial pro-government parliamentarian admitted on Friday stealing the mobile phone of an Armenian journalist who filmed him in a street in Yerevan.
The incident occurred on Thursday after Anush Dashtents, a correspondent for the Hraparak daily, approached the 28-year-old deputy, Hayk Sargsian, and other persons standing outside an office of Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party.
Dashtents said Sargsian got angry when she switched on the phone’s camera and began asking him questions about Russian-mediated talks on the ongoing Armenian-Azerbaijani border dispute. “He jumped on me like a tiger, took the phone and tried to delete [the video,]” she told RFE/RL’s Armenian Service.