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OCTOBER 10, 2020 MMirror-SpeirTHEror-SpeARMENIAN ctator Volume LXXXXI, NO. 13, Issue 4655 $ 2.00 NEWS The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 IN BRIEF 406 New COVID Cases War Enters In Armenia YEREVAN (Armenpress) — A total of 406 new Second Week cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Armenia in the past one day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to With No End 53,083, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on October 6. As well, 222 more patients have recovered in one In Sight day. The total number of recoveries has reached 44,932. Six more patients have died, raising the YEREVAN (Combined Sources) — death toll to 990. According to official Armenian sources, some 3,454 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed Yerevan Allocates in the fighting since September 27 when Azerbaijan launched missiles, Funds for Artsakh artillery shells, and suicide drones against civilian populations in YEREVAN (Armenpress) — The Yerevan city Artsakh’s capital Stepanakert as council on October 6 approved the allocation of well as other civilian populations Civilians flee bombs in Stepanakert. 100,000,000 drams ($204,000) to Stepanakert to in and around Artsakh, as well as help in rebuilding the capital of Artsakh that has against certain areas of the been heavily bombarded in Azerbaijani attacks Republic of Armenia’s town of several hundred were ticularly the indiscriminate attacks on civil- since September 27. Vardenis, causing death and wounded. As a result ians and health workers. He said ambulances The decision was approved unanimously at an injury to dozens of civilians. of war crimes by very often come under bombardment and emergency meeting of the Yerevan City Council. Armenian troops of Artsakh Azerbaijan, 21 civil- are unable to reach injured civilians. The money will be allocated from the 2020 wounded 5,000 Azeri soldiers, ians were killed in Speaking at a press conference in the Yerevan city budget’s reserve fund for “the capital destroyed 368 tanks and armored Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian town of Goris on October 6, reconstruction of civilian infrastructures and facili- vehicles, 4 MLRS Smerch, Uragan, A cluster bomb dropped in and Armenia and over Torosyan said the Azeri forces are periodi- ties.” and 3 MLRS TOS-1A, 126 UAVs, Stepanakert 80 wounded. cally bombarding with artillery and missile 16 helicopters, 17 aircraft. Armenian Minister strikes Stepanakert City. War Unacceptable For According to the defense of Healthcare Arsen “I personally returned to Armenia from departments of Armenia and Artsakh, more Torosyan has voiced about the Azerbaijani Stepanakert yesterday late in the evening, Russia, Official Says than 220 Armenian servicemen were killed, military’s war crimes against Artsakh, par- see WAR, page 4 YEREVAN (Arka) — The Southern Caucasus may become a new foothold for militants from interna- tional terror groups, Russian Foreign Intelligence Canada Suspends Service (SVR) head Sergey Naryshkin said in a statement, published by the SVR press service Drone Technology Tuesday, October 6, Tass reported. “The escalating standoff in Karabakh attracts mil- Sales To Turkey itants from various international terror groups like a magnet,” Naryshkin underscored. OTTAWA (Reuters) — Canada has sus- “We cannot stay unconcerned over the fact that pended the export of some drone tech- Southern Caucasus may become a new foothold for nology to Turkey while it probes allega- the international terror groups, which would allow tions the equipment was used by Azeri the militants to infiltrate other states bordering forces involved in fighting with Azerbaijan and Armenia, including Russia,” he said. Armenia, a senior official said on “According to the SVR information, mercenaries October 5. (See related editorial.) from international terror group, such as the Nusra Project Ploughshares, a Canadian Front, the Firqat al-Hamza, the Sultan Murad arms control group, says video of air Division, fighting in the Middle East, as well as strikes released by Baku indicates the Kurdish extremist groups actively converge in drones had been equipped with imaging Community leader Mher Janian oversees the crowd at the Rally for Artsakh Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area,” Naryshkin said. and targeting systems made by Naryshkin said the current escalation causes par- L3Harris Wescam, the Canada-based ticular concerns not only by its scale, but also by NY Armenians Rally at UN unit of L3Harris Technologies Inc. qualitatively different effect of external factors. “In line with Canada’s robust export “It is the first time that Turkey acts in favor of control regime and due to the ongoing Azerbaijan so openly and unambiguously,” In Support of Artsakh hostilities, I have suspended the rele- Naryshkin noted. At the same time, he expressed vant export permits to Turkey, so as to his certainty that the sides to the conflict will be NEW YORK – As heroic soldiers in the allow time to further assess the situa- able to cease hostilities and return to negotiations. homeland battle on the frontlines to defend tion,” said Canadian Foreign Minister By Taleen Babayan Francois-Philippe Champagne. Special to the Mirror-Spectator Artsakh, Armenians around the diaspora have mobilized to show their solidarity and support The Globe and Mail said L3Harris of this latest onslaught on the territory and its Wescam had received permission this people. The Rally for Artsakh, that took place at the United Nations on Thursday, year to ship seven systems to Turkish October 1, was a peaceful protest demonstration by the New York and New Jersey drone maker Baykar. Turkey is a key INSIDE Armenian communities that condemned Azerbaijani and Turkish aggression. ally of Azerbaijan, whose forces are see RALLY, page 20 fighting Armenians over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. see DRONES, page 6 More War AGBU and Hayastan All Armenian Fund Coverage Launch Matching Gift Program for Artsakh Pages 8-13 NEW YORK — In support of the rapidly growing need for humanitarian relief in Artsakh, the AGBU Board of Directors, in coordination with the Hayastan INDEX All Armenian Fund, jointly announced the #AID4ARTSAKH Matching Gift Armenia . 2-5 program, open for donations through November 15. Arts and Living . 14 These matched funds will be used exclusively for humanitarian relief and Community News. 8 emergency medical equipment in Artsakh and Armenia as a result of the full- Editorial . 18 scale war unleashed by enemy aggression on September 27, 2020. International . 6-7 see AID, page 5 2 S ATURDAY O CTOBER 1 0 , 2 0 2 0 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Armenian Gandzak: Historical Background the Baptist Armenian Cathedral was traces began to be eliminated through By Henrik Bakhchinyan built in Gandzak. The Armenian church- state programs. CSTO Yerevan Exercises es of Holy Saviour, Holy Mother of God, Through monstrous historical falsifica- Cancelled Saint Sargis, and Saint Thaddeus are tion, which started in Soviet times, Baku Translated by Artsvi Bakhchinyan 18th century structures. historians considered all the Armenian YEREVAN (Armenpress) — The military exercises from the Armenian 2018 original From 1804 onward, Gandzak was chroniclers from Utik-Artsakh to be of of the Collective Security Treaty Organization published in Azg. included in the Russian Empire. It Caucasian Albanian or Azeri (!!!) origin, (CSTO) planned in Armenia for late October have was renamed Elizavetpol and later and the local churches were considered been postponed and the new timeframe and location Gandzak (from the Armenian word became the center of the province of Albanian. However, many Armenian are being agreed upon, the security bloc’s spokesper- gandz - treasure; Persian-Turkish pro- the same name. During this period, churches did not escape destruction. The son Vladimir Zaynetdinov announ ced. nunciation is Ganja) is located in the Utik too, the number of Armenians in and hands that smashed thousands of He said the events were postponed due to the coro- province of Greater Armenia. It is both around Gandzak formed the majority. khachkars in Jugha (Julfa), also navirus situation in Armenia. historically and geographically part of According to statistics, about 400,000 destroyed or damaged the churches of “The issue of the location and timeframes of hold- the eastern region of Armenia, in partic- Armenians lived in Elizavetpol- Gandzak and its environs. Thus, Azeri ing these exercises is being discussed with CSTO ular, the historical Gardmank and Gandzak province. The Armenians of vandals completely destroyed the church- member states,” Zaynetdinov said. Northern or Plains Artsakh provinces. Gandzak continued their prosperous es of Holy Saviour, Holy Mother of God In addition, Armenia will not participate to anoth- Naturally, the main information about national educational and cultural life. and St. Thaddeus. The St. John the er CSTO exercise – “Unbreakable Brotherhood- Gandzak is provided by Armenian There were Armenian schools, theater Baptist Cathedral, where the Armenian 2020” from October 12 to 16 in Belarus. sources. According to them, the city was groups, books and newspapers were liturgy was celebrated until 1988, was The Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson founded in 846 and was surrounded by published, some churches were turned into a club, desecrated by Shushan Stepanyan said Armenia won’t take part in many Armenian villages and monaster- rebuilt, and a new one, St. Gregory mughams, after the Armenian