Nikol Pashinyan
Baku/24.08.21/Turan: During the Second Karabakh War, the Armenian side lost 3,773 killed, and 243 servicemen missing, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke at the Parliament on August 24.
He noted that he submitted the government's action plan for 2021-2026 in emergency conditions: the presence of prisoners, thousands of displaced people, social-economic crisis, growing security problems of Armenia and Karabakh, as well as the pandemic. "It is necessary to outline ways to solve the problems in the short-, medium- term and strategic perspective, for Armenia is at a crucial and turning point," he said.
It should be added that unofficial Armenian sources refer to the death toll of Armenian military numbering from 5.000 to 7.000.-02D-
Politics
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A candidate in the municipal elections for the 23rd Nasimi-Sabail electoral district, activist Djamila Alisheva, has reported administrative barriers in conducting her campaign. She claims that the district election commission is refusing to provide the necessary forms for her authorized representatives.
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On January 15, the Tbilisi Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of Afghan Sadigov, the founder of the Azel TV website, who had protested his extradition to Azerbaijan. Sadigov’s wife, Sevinj Sadigova, stated that this was the final judicial instance in Georgia making a decision on the case, Turan reported. On the other hand, lawyer Mariam Kvelashvili informed Turan that the defense would continue legal steps to prevent the extradition of Afghan Sadigov. According to his wife, Afghan has been on hunger strike for 117 days, and his health is critical.
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