MFA_Report_on_the_occupied_territories_March_2016_1

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“Kataro” wine production facility in Tugh village of the occupied Kohjavand district │Photo from www.hetq.am│21 May 2014 Production facility of the “Stepanakert Brandy Factory CJSC” │Photo from www.hetq.am│10 December 2014 (Estonia), “Artsakh-Italy OJSC” (Italy), Yerevan-registered SAS online supermarket and Yerevan City supermarket chain of Armenia. “Mkrtumian LLC” company, operating production facility near Khankandi, exports products under the “Artsakh Berry” brand. In 2014, the company is said to have processed some 80 tons of vegetables. 311 There are other producers of a smaller size, like the “Kataro” wine production facility in Tugh village in the occupied Khojavand district, which exports its products to Armenia and Russia. 312 The Armenia-registered Lousakert Ltd. is operating the poultry factory in the Khojavand district. The factory monopolizes the poultry processing market in the occupied territories. Every month some 23,000 to 27,000 chicks reportedly raised in incubators in Georgia are brought there to be raised. The company has an annual turnover of $2 million. Poultry products are mostly sold in local markets and in Armenia’s Syunik district. 313 The Armenia-registered Masis Tobacco Ltd., which is part of the Grand Holding Inc., established a tobacco collection centre with capacity of 200 hectares of raw material in the occupied town of Khojaly. It collects tobacco from 75 hectares of tobacco plantations that are being cultivated in the occupied territories, including the occupied parts of the Aghdam district. In order to stimulate tobacco farming, Masis Tobacco Ltd. provides seedlings to the growers, assists with labour costs and diesel fuel expenses. Tobacco farming is water intense enterprise and, in order to help spur development of the tobacco farming sector, old artesian wells are reopened. 314 In June 2014, one of the owners of Grand Holding Inc. Karen Vardanyan said that “[w]e will Armenia’s “Grand Holding Inc.” cultivates tobacco in the ccupied territories, including in the occupied part of the Aghdam district │Photo from www.hetq.am│25 November 2014 Tobacco plantations in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan │Photo by Alvard Grigoryan│www.kavkaz-uzel.ru │ 23 November 2014 311 See “The Prices for Flour Will Not Increase”, Artsakhtert.com, 22 July 2014, . 312 See “Made in Artsakh: Kataro Wine Breaks Into Armenian and Russian Markets”, Hetq.am, 21 May 2014, . 313 See “Artsakh Poultry Factory Director: ‘People are starting to prefer local produce’”, Hetq.am, 12 November 2014, . 314 See “The Ups and Downs of Tobacco Farming in Artsakh; This Year’s Drought Cut into Profits”, Hetq.am, 25 November 2014, . 53
continue developing Armenia’s agriculture by enlarging areas for tobacco – both in Armenia’s borderland and in Nagorno-Karabakh.” 315 In October 2015, Bako Sahakyan awarded another owner of Grand Holding Inc. Michael Vardanyan with Anania Shirakatsi Medal. 316 Rugs produced by “Karabakh Carpet LLC” company in the occupied town of Khankandi are transported to Armenia and exported as Armenia's product. “Karabakh Carpet LLC” has production facilities in the occupied town of Shusha 317 , Lachyn, Jabrayil districts and Ghuneychartar village in the Khojavand district. 318 The company employs settlers, who moved to the occupied territories from Syria, Armenia, Georgia and Russia. The carpets produced in the factory are transported to the United States for sale. The company also has sales contracts with the firms in Austria, Italy, Egypt and other countries. 319 Former Prime Minister of Armenia, Tigran Sargsyan, visits “Karabakh Carpet LLC” production facility │Photo from www.gov.am│03 September 2013 In September 2013, “Forest LLC” – a wool processing and wool fibre producing company started its operations in the occupied territories. It receives raw material from across the occupied territories, as well as from the Syunik district of Armenia and from Turkmenistan. 320 In 2013, the company received and processed 30 tons of wool. “Karabakh Carpet LLC” is sourcing its wool from this company. The company expands the sales market and has entered into agreements with companies in Armenia and the Russian Federation. 321 In December 2013, “Gev Group LLC”, producing textile products, launched its operations in the town of Khankandi. The main consumer of the textile products of the company is the military. Another main customer of the company is “Sanderk LLC”, which sells part of the knitwear production in Armenia. 322 “Silk Plant CO Ltd.” operates textile, sewing, carpet and wool workshops. 323 In August 2011, an ostrich farm was set up in Kish village in the occupied Khojavand district by Ararat Baghryan and his partners from Yerevan, Armenia. A 25 million AMD loan was provided to this enterprise to sustain the farm to buy the birds from Kenya, transport them to the occupied territories and purchase feed. 324 The harvested grain collected throughout the occupied territories is processed at “Garny Group CJSC”, “Mill CJSC” and “Air Mi Company” mills. 325 California (USA)-based “Hayrenik Miyutyun” (Friends of Armenia) Organisation provided flour mills installed in the occupied territories. 315 See “Grand Holding to continue developing – owner”, Tert.am, 05 June 2014, . 316 See “Karabakh president awards Anania Shirakatsi Medal to Michael Vardanyan”, News.am, 12 October 2015, . 317 See “Artsakh President visits Shushi carpet weaving factory”, Panarmenian.ne, 16 June 2013, . 318 See “Colorful Threads and Clattering Looms: Artsakh Carpets Sold Round the World”, Hetq.am, 28 March 2014, . 319 Ibid. 320 See “This year Forest LLC plans to increase the wool processing volume to 150-200 tons in Artsakh”, Artsakhpress.am, 23 April 2014, . 321 Ibid. 322 See “Artsakhian tricot will be exported”, Artsakhpress.am, 07 August 2014, . 323 See “Nagorno-Karabakh president visits Silk Plant”, Tert.am, 29 August 2013, . 324 See “Ostrich Farming in Artsakh: Feasible or Folly?”, Hetq.am, 31 August 2011, . 325 See “The Prices for Flour Will Not Increase”, Artsakhtert.com, 22 July 2014, . 54
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Page 4 and 5: Contents A. Introduction 5 B. Execu
Page 6 and 7: A. Introduction At the end of 1987,
Page 8 and 9: The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen co
Page 10 and 11: B. Executive Summary The examined e
Page 12 and 13: Armenian statistical information sh
Page 14 and 15: thus profit from and support the oc
Page 16 and 17: programmes that ultimately serve th
Page 18 and 19: the field commanders. 20 S.Ohanyan
Page 20 and 21: II. Continued attempts of Armenia t
Page 22 and 23: the country’s president.” 44 Ar
Page 24 and 25: the NKR.” 58 According to the Arm
Page 26 and 27: Armenian public to be a subsidiary
Page 28 and 29: planning, development of collaborat
Page 30 and 31: Settlement activities in the occupi
Page 32 and 33: and mechanical growth. 134 In 2001,
Page 34 and 35: the separatist regime Arthur Aghabe
Page 36 and 37: Orientation for the newly arrived S
Page 38 and 39: There are reports that Syrian Armen
Page 40 and 41: Armenia’s Dorozhnik LLC company i
Page 42 and 43: as of 2013. Thus, for example, whil
Page 44 and 45: X. Providing products, investments,
Page 46 and 47: in Armenia lack sufficient financia
Page 48 and 49: consists of public figures and busi
Page 50 and 51: percent shares of Armenia's Armswis
Page 52 and 53: Armenia’s Prime Minister Hovik Ab
Page 56 and 57: It is difficult to determine the ac
Page 58 and 59: The Asmaryan family from Syria work
Page 60 and 61: Former Prime Minister Tigran Sargsy
Page 62 and 63: Bako Sahakyan visits agricultural f
Page 64 and 65: Armenia is particularly interested
Page 66 and 67: President of Armenia visits “Trgh
Page 68 and 69: Wheat and other crops harvested in
Page 70 and 71: Back in February 1995, the National
Page 72 and 73: Caterpillar heavy machines are used
Page 74 and 75: 270 tons 460 ). Extracted unprocess
Page 76 and 77: Unprocessed ore form Soyudlu gold m
Page 78 and 79: acquainted with the works there. 48
Page 80 and 81: Prime Minister of Armenia Hovik Abr
Page 82 and 83: As far as gold is concerned, Armeni
Page 84 and 85: protection) in the Bashitchay Natio
Page 86 and 87: As of 2015, approximately 460 mines
Page 88 and 89: Juma Mosque in the occupied city of
Page 90 and 91: E. Obligations and Responsibility u
Page 92 and 93: should follow the UN Guiding Princi
Page 94 and 95: No exception or provision for derog
Page 96 and 97: the invoked laws cannot be consider
Page 98 and 99: “One of the cornerstones of the l
Page 100 and 101: Serious breaches of obligations und
Page 102 and 103: Nagorno-Karabakh was unilaterally d
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A large number of domestic criminal
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F. Urgent Measures to Cease and Rev
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G. ANNEXES Original designations of
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