Day: January 25, 2022

Armenia is ready for peace agreement with Azerbaijan, reconciliation with Turkey and creation of bilateral commission on border delimitation. This was stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan who answered media questions in Yerevan the day before.

 

At that time, he made it clear that Armenia has preconditions on all these issues.

 

“I cannot predict whether we will be able to establish diplomatic relations with Turkey in 2022, for it does not depend on us alone. But it would be very logical if we achieve such a result,” he said adding immediately that “if the process drags on, it may not succeed.”

 

“We are interested in establishing diplomatic relations without preconditions, and such a possibility exists. The first meeting between special representatives of Armenia and Turkey on normalization of relations took place, and if this dynamic continues, there is a very high probability that Armenia will accept Turkey’s invitation to participate in a diplomatic forum in Antalya,” he said.

 

When it comes to relations with Azerbaijan, Pashinyan said that Armenia is not against a peace agreement with Azerbaijan; however, the agreement must be drafted and formulated.  “This is a subject of negotiations. Armenia is ready for negotiations,” he said.

 

According to Pashinyan, Armenia and Azerbaijan ratified documents in parliaments in 1992 recognizing territorial integrity and inviolability of borders within existing borders in the CIS, but many issues and nuances remain unresolved and negotiations are required for this.

 

“We have passed proposals to Russia and directly to Azerbaijan. We are talking about improving security and stability on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the formation of a commission on border delimitation and demarcation. Discussions are ongoing, and the Armenian side is unwilling to disrupt the process by revealing details,” he said.

 

Official Baku has not yet commented on Pashinyan’s remarks.

 

Source: Turan News Agency

At least seven American sailors were injured following a “landing mishap” involving a combat aircraft on the deck of a nuclear-powered US carrier, which was sailing in the South China Sea, the US Navy has said, according to Al Jazeera.

In a statement issued late on Monday, the US Pacific Fleet command said that the F-35C Lightning II jet “was conducting routine flight operations” when the crash happened on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson.

“The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and was recovered via US military helicopter,” the statement from the US Navy’s office in Hawaii said, adding that the airman “is in stable condition”.

Of the seven sailors who were injured, three were medically evacuated to a treatment facility in the Philippine capital of Manila.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

“During the 30-year longing for Shusha, I always believed we will be back to our ancestral lands. Thankfully, we are blessed to witness these days”, said resident of the city of Shusha Kamil Rustamov.

Noting that he left Shusha when he was 35, Rustamov expressed his gratitude to Azerbaijani President, Victorious Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev and the heroic Azerbaijani soldiers.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

The Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) held a meeting with the Philipps University of Marburg in Germany to explore cooperation between ICESCO and the University in developing “Cultural Heritage in Cyberspace: Education, Preservation and Access” project implemented by the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Marburg.

During the meeting, Dr. Omar Halli, Advisor to ICESCO Director-General for FUIW, stressed the need to strengthen this great international project with more studies, coordination, and consultation and to highlight its importance in preserving cultural heritage, which represents the identity of peoples.

For her part, Dr. Hala Ghoneim, representative of the University of Marburg at the meeting, highlighted the importance of the project, which is based on three axes: education, preservation, and access. Through education, officials can be trained and qualified to value and preserve the importance of culture by developing educational curricula and supporting training and academic exchange programs. Preservation is based on integrating the latest and most advanced technologies in preserving and digitizing cultural heritage. Access includes promoting cultural heritage within research-based cyberspace through strengthening digital portals for libraries, manuscripts and museums, with access to research data from all over the world to contribute to the promotion of ongoing cultural and academic dialogues.

Dr. Hala Ghoneim noted that the project has the support of many partners inside and outside the Islamic world and that two memoranda of understanding have been signed with Cairo and Ain Shams Universities in Egypt to achieve the project’s goals at the academic and infrastructure levels.

The meeting also explored cooperation between FUIW and the Philipps University of Marburg in establishing the ICESCO Chair for Manuscripts in one of the Federation’s Member Universities.

The two parties agreed to hold another meeting with the participation of the concerned authorities to strengthen cooperation in this important international project.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency