HALO Trust provides Turks with map of Artsakh minefields? More on COVID-19 in Armenia: Mar 12 digest

Armenian News - NEWS.am presents the daily digest of Armenia-related top news as of 12.03.21:

The UK company HALO Trust, which is engaged in demining in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), has denied the reports of its handing of minefield maps of Artsakh to the Turkish special services.

“For over 20 years HALO has worked in Karabakh to make the local people safe. [...] The claim is totally false,” the HALO Trust’s respective statement noted.

Earlier, the rumors have been spread by the Artsakh President’s representative-at-large, Boris Avagyan.

Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has accused Armenia of interfering with the creation of the Zangezur corridor.

According to him, Armenia refuses to cooperate in this regard.

The Azerbaijani president also said on Tuesday that “Armenia wants to obstruct the implementation of the Zangezur corridor, but they will not succeed. We will force them.”

Russian FM spokesperson Maria Zakharova, in turn, commented on Aliyev's statement, noting the generally constructive attitude shown by Baku and Yerevan.

She also commented on the Azerbaijani military drills adding that they pose no risks to stability and security in the region. The Armenian defense ministry, in turn, also noted that they will hold joint tactical and tactical-professional military drills from March 16 to 20.

"All states of the South Caucasus conduct military exercises on a regular basis," Zakharova said.

However, international experts believe that Azerbaijan is preparing for a new war.

As Paul Antonopoulos wrote in his article on Greek City Times, Aliyev's statement 'is a clear indication that Azerbaijan is prepared to use force to open a transportation corridor through Armenian territory to connect Nakhchivan with Azerbaijan-proper.'

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has alerted US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken of a planned attack on Armenia by Turkey and Azerbaijan.

“Azerbaijan and Turkey are targeting Syunik, Armenia for their next attack,” ANCA wrote on Twitter.

Armenia on Friday recorded a magnitude-3.8 earthquake in Turkey, 34 km southwest of Igdir town, and 10 km beneath the surface, MES reported.

It measured magnitude 5 at the epicenter.

The seismic activity was felt also in Armenia—with magnitude 2 to 3, and in the capital Yerevan—with magnitude 2.

As of Friday morning, 818 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Armenia, and the total number of these cases has reached 177,104 in the country.

Also, four more deaths from COVID-19 were registered, making the respective total 3,243 cases.

The number of people who have recovered over the past one day is 277, the total respective number so far is 165,718.

The European Union said it is implementing a 3.5 million euros project in Armenia to assist labor migrants.

And together with UNDP, the Austrian agency, and the Government of Armenia, the EU is also implementing the program in the Shirak, Lori, and Tavush provinces of Armenia worth over 11 million euros.

The project is aimed at facilitating the active involvement of a wide range of stakeholders in the socio-economic development of communities.

Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin, in turn, noted on Friday that there is a need to expand support to Syunik Province.

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