PACE winter session on January 26 by majority of votes (98 - 71 and over - against) adopted a resolution Bosnian deputy Melitz Markovic called "Intentional deprivation of water the inhabitants of the frontline areas of Azerbaijan." The report calls on the Armenian authorities to stop the use of water resources "as a tool of political influence." Due to lack of regular maintenance of the dam for more than 20 years, the situation in Sarsang reservoir "is dangerous to the entire border region," the report said.
Sarsang dam is in poor condition, creating a humanitarian and environmental problems, and can lead to "a catastrophe with large loss of life." To solve this problem, the PACE called for the immediate withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces, which will provide access to the site the engineers and hydrologists to carry out a detailed survey. In addition, an international monitoring of the water reservoir, the condition of the Sarsang and Madagiz dams, the schedule of water supply in autumn and winter period .
The document asks the Armenian authorities to stop the use of water resources "as a tool of political influence, or an instrument of pressure." During today's discussions, the Armenian delegation proposed 20 amendments to the document, including the proposal to change the title of the report to softer. However, almost all amendments have been declined.-06D-
Politics
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Pashinyan and Putin have agreed that the checkpoint between Armenia and Iran will be guarded only by Armenian border guards from 1 January 2025.
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"The United States values its bilateral relationship with Azerbaijan," a State Department Spokesperson on Tuesday told TURAN's Washington correspondent when asked about official Baku's latest efforts to portray the U.S. and the West as enemies of Azerbaijan.
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The Azerbaijani city of Lachin will become the cultural capital of the CIS in 2025, after which the baton will pass to the Armenian city of Meghri, and then to the Belarusian city of Molodechno, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the CIS summit in Moscow on Tuesday.
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During today’s one-on-one meetings, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan for half an hour each, the press secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov told journalists. "Well, the topic of the 'Zangezur Corridor' was also touched upon," Peskov said in response to a question about whether this topic was raised during the meetings.
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