Armenian officials downplay reports of Azerbaijani gunfire along the border
Hoory MinoyanMarch 26, 2025Last Updated: March 26, 2025
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Tires line the road leading from Movses to Aygepar along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. This road has become increasingly dangerous because of the high possibility of being shot at by Azerbaijani military positions. (Photo: Anthony Pizzoferrato, April 2024)
YEREVAN—Vahan Zakyan, the administrative head of the Khoznavar community in Armenia’s Syunik province, has confirmed reports of gunfire heard in the area last night.
Zakyan told reporters that Azerbaijani military positions are located near the village, making such gunfire audible. However, he said that the shots were not directed at the village. “It is a known fact that Azerbaijan is celebrating Novruz, and during this period, they sometimes fire in the evenings. These shots are not
Hoory Minoyan was an active member of the Armenian community in Los Angeles until she moved to Armenia prior to the 44-day war. She graduated with a master's in International Affairs from Boston University, where she was also the recipient of the William R. Keylor Travel Grant. The research and interviews she conducted while in Armenia later became the foundation of her Master’s thesis, “Shaping Identity Through Conflict: The Armenian Experience.” Hoory continues to follow her passion for research and writing by contributing to the Armenian Weekly.
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This incompetent and dysfunctional government won’t be around to hold any referendum in 2027 and that’s for sure. The Azerbaijani cunning and criminal chicken-hawk leader is trying to squeeze as many concessions from Pashinyan as he can before “gifting” him a piece of paper, a bilateral non-binding “peace treaty” with no third-party guarantees and enforcement, so that Pashnyan can use it as trophy to take to his cheated former followers in attempts to regain their lost loyalty so they will vote for him once more in upcoming elections as a means to remain in power for no reason other than to save his own skin. It is not going to work this time around. The day of reckoning for this traitorous bunch is approaching and it is the end of the road for them. There is an old American proverb that says: Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. But apparently as it turns out the gullible Armenian voters have to be shamed not once but twice to come to their senses!
P.S. I suggest we demand that artificial Azerbaijan hold a referendum to remove the half-moon and the star from their flag and replace them with a white and black sheep which are more representative of their tribe and character!
This incompetent and dysfunctional government won’t be around to hold any referendum in 2027 and that’s for sure. The Azerbaijani cunning and criminal chicken-hawk leader is trying to squeeze as many concessions from Pashinyan as he can before “gifting” him a piece of paper, a bilateral non-binding “peace treaty” with no third-party guarantees and enforcement, so that Pashnyan can use it as trophy to take to his cheated former followers in attempts to regain their lost loyalty so they will vote for him once more in upcoming elections as a means to remain in power for no reason other than to save his own skin. It is not going to work this time around. The day of reckoning for this traitorous bunch is approaching and it is the end of the road for them. There is an old American proverb that says: Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. But apparently as it turns out the gullible Armenian voters have to be shamed not once but twice to come to their senses!
P.S. I suggest we demand that artificial Azerbaijan hold a referendum to remove the half-moon and the star from their flag and replace them with a white and black sheep which are more representative of their tribe and character!
Mr. Ararat you are so on point that there shouldn’t and aren’t anymore comments! Great comment!