US Ambassador to Azerbaijan talks about normalization  of the Armenian-Turkish relations 

Normalization of relations between Ankara and Yerevan can play a positive role in normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Lee Litzenberger, U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan said.

Normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia will open up new logistics and transport opportunities in the region. It can also play a role in the settlement of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Settlement and stability in this region will benefit all the countries of the region," Litzenberger said.

According to him, the United States stands for unblocking communications in the region and establishing stability. At the same time, the Ambassador pointed out certain problems between Baku and Yerevan: "There are a number of issues that still need to be resolved: the problem of minefields, the return of IDPs, demarcation and delimitation of the border," he said.

Minister of Justice considers Azerbaijan's intentions to arrest the President of Artsakh baseless

The Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan says the initiation of criminal proceedings by Azeri law enforcement agencies against the President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan is void of any international legal base.

"Definitely, any reasonable person understands that this criminal case can’t have any international legal foundations. The people of Artsakh organized self-defense during the war that was launched by Azerbaijan. Launching legal prosecution for self-defense is unreasonable," Andreasyan said.

The Azeri general prosecution earlier said that they intend to arrest President Harutyunyan “as soon as possible for what they described as the “missile attack on Gyanja” during the war.

During the 2020 war, on October 4, the Artsakh president Arayik Harutyunyan ordered missile strikes on military facilities in Ganja in response to the Azeri indiscriminate use of prohibited cluster munitions during the bombardment of civilian areas, including the heavy bombardment of Stepanakert City. On October 4, the Defense Army delivered several missile strikes with the purpose of neutralizing military facilities deployed in the city of Ganja. Then, President Harutyunyan ordered the military to stop firing to avoid possible civilian casualties.

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