At the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, the members of the Armenian delegation raised the issue of the blockade of the Lachin Corridor, emphasized the danger of the genocide of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan, ARMENPRESS was informed from the parliament of Armenia.

The MPs presented what work they carried out within the framework of the session of the PA.

The focus of the agenda was the role of parliamentary diplomacy in the dynamics of global change. Reports on different topics were made by different countries.

The focus of the agenda was the role of parliamentary diplomacy in the dynamics of global transformations. Reports on different topics were made by different countries.

“First, I reflected on the blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the recent events, the installation of a checkpoint and I called on Azerbaijan to respect the statement signed by them on November 9, to which, of course, they reacted furiously,” said Babken Tunyan, the head of the Armenian delegation.

During the session, Gevorg Papoyan stressed that Azerbaijan has illegally blockaded Artsakh and Artsakh Armenians.

“I emphasized that these people are now facing many social problems, there is a shortage of medicine and food. And there, in fact, there is a danger of genocide. And, of course, Azerbaijan is the first to blame and responsible for this,” said Papoyan.

“I emphasized that these people are now facing many social problems, there is a shortage of medicine and food. And there, in fact, there is a danger of genocide. And, of course, Azerbaijan is the first to blame and responsible for this,” said Papoyan.

The members of the parliamentary delegation of Armenia also sent an admonition to the Secretary General, Azerbaijani citizen Asaf Hajiyev, who, being an international civil servant, violated the principle of political neutrality.

Babken Tunyan informed that recently, using the organization’s social network platforms, he made one-sided statements. Speaking as an official in an interview with the Turkish media, he made inadmissible remarks against Armenia and several other countries, threatening to use force.

“We gave the last warning. We called on him not only to remove these publications, but also to never try to make such expressions in the future,” Tunyan said.

Source: Armen Press

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First ladies from all corners of the world continued to voice solidarity with Türkiye after deadly earthquakes that affected 10 provinces in the country’s south.

In separate phone calls with first lady Emine Erdoğan, Jordanian Queen Rania Al Abdullah and Azerbaijani first lady Mehriban Aliyeva expressed condolences for those who lost their lives in the earthquakes and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.

“The grief of the Turkish people is our grief,” Aliyeva said on Twitter.

Erdoğan said Azerbaijan was one of the first countries to rush to Türkiye’s aid at this difficult moment. “Thank you for your support. It’s nice to know that our friends are with us.”

For her part, first lady Olena Zelenska of war-hit Ukraine tweeted on Monday, “Despite our own tragedy, our thoughts and prayers are with Türkiye today. Deaths and suffering of thousands of people – indescribable pain.”

Mentioning Erdoğan in the tweet, she added, “We are here for you and ready to help in any way possible. My condolences to those affected by the tragedy. Ukraine is with you.”

Erdoğan responded by expressing Türkiye’s gratitude for Zelenska’s condolence message and support, saying, “We are facing pain beyond words. I have no doubt that, with unity and solidarity, we will overcome this together.”

In a separate tweet on Thursday, Zelenska said Ukraine shared the pain of Türkiye’s losses and was doing everything possible to help overcome the “terrible consequences” of the earthquakes.

Uzbekistan’s first lady Ziroatkhon Hoshimova also conveyed her condolences to Erdogan, as did Maria Begona Gomez Fernandez, the wife of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, expressing her sadness and solidarity with Türkiye.

“We are deeply shaken by the enormity of the tragedy. Our hearts go out to the earthquake victims, their families and rescue teams,” she added.

Martine Moise, the wife of former Haitian President Jovenel Moise, said on Twitter that the prayers of Haiti were also with Türkiye, especially those affected by the earthquake tragedy.

Source : Daily Sabah

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Server Beşirli’s car in which he delivered aid to help earthquake victims in Türkiye, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 11, 2023.

An Azerbaijani citizen named Server Beşirli who won millions of hearts with his heart-touching photograph in which he could be seen rushing to help the earthquake victims in his car with a Turkish flag on top, continues to look for ways to help deliver aid to the region.

His actions speak volumes about his endearment of the Turkish nation.

The photograph, where the man can be seen driving his decrepit 1981 model car loaded with several mattresses on the roof, bags of clothing and boxes on the open trunk, made the rounds on social media.

Living in a shack himself, Beşirli loaded all he had into his car and drove to deliver the aid to a special center created for the aid collection in the capital Baku.

“I was devastated to hear the disaster that struck our brother country Türkiye in early hours,” Beşirli said, speaking to Daily Sabah. “(Me and my whole family) were shocked. (In the morning) we got together with relatives and looked for ways to help our brothers in Türkiye.”

Beşirli stated that they collected blankets and clothes to keep warm from several houses including from his home, his father’s, aunt’s and cousin’s homes, and loaded into the car and set out for the aid collection center.

“They took a photo of (the car) on the way. I don’t know who did. After I delivered the aid and returned, I heard everyone was talking about me,” he said.

Beşirli noted that the next morning they collected money for food aid to Türkiye.

Source : Daily Sabah

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