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On February 23, 1994, the 50 anniversary of the Bolshevik deportation of Chechens to Siberia, the President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (CRI), Dzhokhar Dudayev, said at a rally in the capital of Ichkeria that henceforth the Chechen people would no longer celebrate the funeral, as the enemies want it.
Azerbaijan violates fundamental rights of Armenian POWs (PanARMENIAN.Net)
The Azerbaijani authorities keep cashing in on the humanitarian issues of prisoners of war, manipulating impudently Armenian citizens in the Azerbaijani prisons, the NKR state commission on prisoners of war, missing persons, and hostages said in statement.
Azerbaijan renews war threats over Nagorny Karabakh (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Azerbaijan renewed threats of military action on Thursday to retake disputed Nagorny Karabakh over a lack of progress at talks with Armenia.
Ingush security officer shot down in his car (Itar-Tass)
NAZRAN, February 23 (Itar-Tass) — An officer of the Federal Security Service department in Ingushetia was shot down in his car on Tuesday.
AZERBAIJAN: INDONESIA AND FRANCE BECOME BAKU’S TOP TRADE PARTNERS (EurasiaNet)
Italy, Indonesia and France now rank as Azerbaijan’s leading trade partners, dislodging the United States and Russia from their perch as the energy-rich Caucasus country’s main export markets, the Azerbaijan Business Center (ABC) reported on February 22.
ARMENIA: PARLIAMENTARY VOTE DEALS BLOW TO TURKISH RECONCILIATION CHANCES (EurasiaNet)
Armenia is ready to back out before it enters into a binding reconciliation agreement with its long-time foe, Turkey. The Armenian parliament on February 25 approved legislative amendments by a 70-4 margin that make it easy for the country’s leaders to suspend or abrogate international treaties.
Issue of Armenians of Azerbaijan is cornerstone of Karabakh conflict settlement (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Gregory Ayvazyan: we are not ready to accept a one-way return of Azerbaijani refugees to the region without resolving our problems.
Polish Ambassador intends to contribute to Armenia-Poland relations (PanARMENIAN.Net)
The Ambassador of Poland to Armenia Zdislav Rachinski presented the copies of his credentials to Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.
Armenian President Visits Georgia (Civil Georgia)
Armenian President, Serzh Sargsyan, arrived in Georgia’s Black Sea town of Batumi on February 27 as part of his two day visit to Georgia. “I want to welcome my and our country’s great friend the President of Armenia.
