copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Armenia (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-03-13): Some have speculated whether his statements imply a denial of Armenian claims to the villages in question, thereby suggesting they are Azerbaijani territory. A deeper apprehension is the potential concession of strategically significant roads to Azerbaijan. The villages are located along a main highway connecting Armenia to Georgia and the pipeline that supplies Armenia with natural gas from Russia. As Armenia’s formidable defensive line in the Tavush region faces dismantlement, there are fears of losing advantageous positions to Azerbaijani forces. [...] Currently, 31 settlements spanning across five regions of Armenia, totaling approximately 200 square kilometers, are under Azerbaijani occupation, with some falling under Azerbaijani control during the first Artsakh war in the 1990s and others seized during the Azerbaijani incursions of 2021-22.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Armenia (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-02-21): Currently, the dispute centers around five exclaves; Azerbaijan controls an Armenian exclave (Artsvashen), while Armenia controls four Azerbaijani exclaves (Yukhary Askipara, Sofulu, Barkhudarly in the north, and Karki in the south). In terms of size, the Armenian exclave covers a little more than 38 km2, whereas the combined territories of the four Azerbaijani exclaves amount to about 44 km2. While both countries effectively control each other’s exclaves, their roles and potential losses stem from entirely different perspectives. Azerbaijan, for instance, would rather endure local connectivity and economic issues in the case of Artsvashen’s return to Armenia. On the other hand, losing control over Azerbaijani exclaves would pose significant political, connectivity, and to some extent, security challenges for Armenia. For example, the primary highway (H8) that links the northern and southern regions of Armenia traverses the territory of the Karki exclave. [...] While this legal layer does legitimize Armenian control over Artsvashen, the associated cost — returning eight Azerbaijani villages, with far-reaching implications for the country’s connectivity — renders this option less appealing for Yerevan. A hypothetical approach to nullify the legal layer would involve Armenia not recognizing Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, but such a stance would introduce a new set of complications.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Armenia (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-10-21): According to the cartographer, there is no document about the enclaves, but the conversation about the Azerbaijani enclaves started long ago, in the 1930s. "Artsvashen is almost 44 km², and the enclaves of the territory of RA together - 45 km²," says Galchyan, adding the so-called enclave is one of the problems created by the Soviet Union. "In the maps of 1969-1970, the enclaves are marked as Azerbaijani without legal documents. The Soviet Union placed 2 of the 3 enclaves on the highways of the Armenian SSR. If the enclaves are given to Azerbaijan, they can cut and cross the highways. After receiving the enclaves, Azerbaijan will demand a corridor from its country to the enclave."
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Armenia (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-04-20): ArmInfo.Yerevan and Baku agreed to return to discussions on the Armenian village of Artsvashen, controlled by Azerbaijan. Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan told reporters on April 20. According to him, the village is included in the previously designated territory of Armenia of 29,743 square kilometers. The village is an exclave from the Armenian side, and enclave from the Azerbaijani side. The Armenian side is preparing to present a justification for Artsvashen's belonging to Armenia. "When we de jure substantiate this issue, there will be a need to carry out a process of delimiting borders around this exclave," Pashinyan said. Artsvashen or Bashkend is a de jure Armenian village in the Chambarak Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, but during the first Artsakh war of 1992-1994 was captured by the Azerbaijani armed forces, after which a significant part of the population left the village.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Armenia (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-04-21): We cannot abandon the exclave, enclave theme, the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with journalists. According to him, "Artsvashen is part of the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, and they agreed that they would deal with this issue." Judging by Pashinyan's statement, Baku did not give consent to the transfer of the village to Armenia. "You know that the Republic of Armenia cannot abandon this issue, since Artsvashen is part of the sovereign territory of our country. We are going to de jure justify the existence of an exclave. Artsvashen is in the process of demarcation, and the government of the Republic of Armenia has such justifications, after which the demarcation process around Artsvashen will be carried out, we will see what decisions will be made," Pashinyan said. [...] The village of Bashkend (Artsvashen), which was an enclave of the Armenian SSR in the territory of the Azerbaijani SSR in Soviet times, now belongs to the Kedabek region of Azerbaijan. According to the administrative-territorial division of Armenia, which disputes the ownership of the village, Bashkend belongs to the Gegharkunik region of Armenia. Bashkend is the largest village (40 km km) of the enclave (exclave) territories.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Armenia (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-11-28): Armenia is ready to return the enclaves that existed during the Soviet era to Azerbaijan, receiving in exchange the village of Artsvashen, which was also located within the enclave, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan said today. [...] He added that the territory of Artsvashen is larger than "those two or three enclaves that Azerbaijan can talk about." [...] Previously, the Armenian authorities recognized that with the proposed border delimitation with Azerbaijan, it may be necessary to take into account the existence of specific territorial entities, such as the Armenian enclave of Artsvashen on the territory of former Soviet Azerbaijan and seven enclaves of the former Azerbaijan SSR on the territory of former Soviet Armenia.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Armenia (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-08-07): It was almost comical at first but also unexpectedly symbolic. Known for his trademark populism and oratory skills honed to resonate with the masses, it was perhaps the most effective way for Armenia’s Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, to illustrate to the population the actual borders of their country. Holding a golden cutout map of Armenia to one side and, at times, a minuscule representation of the tiny Armenian enclave of Artsvashen in Azerbaijan to the other, his live press conference on 12 March was direct and to the point. For decades, many Armenians have viewed the country as encompassing not only the now-defunct Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) but also the seven surrounding regions of Azerbaijan proper. In early 2020, Pashinyan even included the same irredentist map of a territorial area that had been taken back or returned during and immediately after the 44-day war with Azerbaijan later that same year. In September, the previously de facto but unrecognized Karabakh political entity dissolved itself following a military operation to disarm the local militia. [...] "In the near future, we must take action, and where, for example, our communications are beyond our borders, we must reconstruct our communications in those areas so that all communications of Armenia pass through the de jure territory of Armenia," he noted. According to some unconfirmed reports, that process has already started, and Pashinyan has also said he will visit the area in question to address any concerns of the local community.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Armenia (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-05-22): YEREVAN, MAY 22, ARMENPRESS. Armenia is ready to recognize Azerbaijan’s 86,600 km2 territorial integrity which includes Nagorno Karabakh, but the rights and security of the Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh must be discussed through Baku-Stepanakert dialogue, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on May 22. [...] "Armenia is ready to recognize the 86,600 km2 territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. And it is our understanding that Azerbaijan is ready to recognize the 29,800 km2 territorial integrity of Armenia. If we understand each other correctly with Azerbaijan in this matter, Armenia, indeed, recognizes Azerbaijan’s 86,600 km2 territorial integrity, with the understanding that Azerbaijan recognizes Armenia’s 29,800 km2 territorial integrity," PM Pashinyan said. [...] The 29,800 km2 territorial integrity of Armenia includes enclaves, including Artsvashen.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Armenia (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-04-20): In Armenia, there is a very allergic attitude to the topic of enclaves/exclaves, but I want to remind you that we cannot abandon the topic of enclaves/exclaves, because the sovereign territory of Armenia of 29 thousand 743 square kilometers also includes Artsvashen, which is an exclave from our point of view, an enclave from the point of view of Azerbaijan. We have agreed that we will address this issue. Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this in a conversation with journalists in Stepanavan, referring to the agreement reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan on border delimitation. According to the Prime Minister, first, we are going to de jure justify the fact that Artsvashen is a part of Armenia. "I am not questioning it, but I am saying that in the working process the delimitation commissions should put the documents on the table. When we justify it de jure, delimitation of the border of Artsvashen should take place, because it is surrounded by a border, and let's move forward and see what solutions are available," the Prime Minister informed.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Armenia (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-10-11): October 11, 2023 inArmenia, Artsakh, Featured Main, Latest, News, Top Stories 0 [...] Aliyev referred to several small enclaves inside Armenia which were controlled by Azerbaijan in Soviet times and occupied by the Armenian army in the early 1990s. For its part, the Azerbaijani side seized at the time a bigger Armenian enclave comprising the village of Artsvashen and surrounding farmland and pastures. Pashinyan responded to Aliyev’s demands in an interview with Armenian Public Television aired late on Tuesday. He pointed to the Artsvashen enclave and said Azerbaijani forces also control large swathes of agricultural land that belonged to several other Armenian border villages.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Armenia (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-08-28): Armenia has one enclave in the territory of Azerbaijan – Bashkend (Armenians call this village Artsvashen). [...] During a meeting with residents of border villages of Armenia with Azerbaijan, Pashinyan, in response to a question, stated that "Artsvashen is part of the independent Republic of Armenia." [...] The name of the village, with an area of 40 square kilometers, was changed in 1978 to Artsvashen (which translates from Armenian as "Eagle’s Village").
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Armenia (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2016-04-20): At the beginning of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, precisely on January 15, 1990, Armenian detachments entered the Azerbaijani enclave Qyarqi situated in the Ararat province, not far from the border with Nakhijevan. Qyarqi village, through which the Yerevan-Meghri road had been built, was later renamed as Tigranashen. In July 1992, the Armenian forces seized a gun post located in the Azerbaijani enclave of Upper Askipara (or Aksipara), and allowed its population to flee to Azerbaijan through a corridor. During the same period, Armenians took control over Barkhudarly and Sofulu villages. On August 8, 1992, Artsvashen fell after five days of fierce fighting. The cause of this defeat has been a topic of hot debate up to date. Some say that the forces were unequal; some say that Armenia and Azerbaijan had just "exchanged" the enclaves. [...] The Ghazakh district covered almost the whole territory of today’s Tavush province and the territory lying to the north of Chambarak village of Gegharkunik province, as well as Artsvashen (in 1920 referred to as Bashgyugh, or Bashkend) with its surroundings. At that, together with Artsvashen, the area stretched around Tavush River’s Akhnja branch headwaters and the territories adjacent to the left bank of Asrik River upper current. (The territory stretched from Artsvashen and Ttujur pass to the eastern border of present day Tavush province, i.e the territory of about 250 square kilometers lying to the east of Chinari village.)
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Azerbaijan (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-04-24): Artsvashen (Armenian: Արծվաշեն, lit. 'Eagle village') or Bashkend (Azerbaijani: Başkənd; Armenian: Բաշքենդ) is a de jure Armenian village in the Chambarak Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is a 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi) exclave of Armenia,[1] and is surrounded by the territory of Azerbaijan, which has de facto occupied it since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2] [...] From 1920 onwards, Artsvashen formed part of Soviet Armenia, as part of its Karmir (Krasnoselsk) district, initially connected to Armenia by a peninsular land corridor.[11] In 1923–1929, the territorial dispute over Artsvashen was settled by a commission of the "Transcaucasian central executive committee" in favour of Armenia, however, in January 1927, 12,000 hectares (120 square kilometres; 46 square miles) of land surrounding Artsvashen were "gifted" to Azerbaijan. As "compensation", in February 1929 Armenia was transferred a narrow strip of land to serve as a land connection to the village, however, this decision was reversed in the 1930s and Artsvashen became an exclave again.[10] During Soviet times, Artsvashen had 2 secondary schools, a branch of a vocational school, a church, a club, a library, a hospital, a pharmacy, a kindergarten, several cinemas, a communication department and, a life service booth.[5]
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Azerbaijan (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-03): The issue of exclaves/enclaves is another border-related issue; there is an exclave called Artsvashen which is formally part of Soviet-era Armenia but controlled by and situated entirely within the current Republic of Azerbaijan; likewise, there are 4 Azerbaijani exclave villages of Karki, Yukhari Askipara, Barxudarlı and Sofulu that were formally part of Soviet-era Azerbaijan but are controlled by and situated entirely within the current Republic of Armenia.[87] [...] It appeared that Azerbaijan was using force to coerce Armenia into signing an agreement with various objectives: to demarcate their shared border, to establish an extraterritorial corridor through Armenia to Nakhchivan, and for Armenia to reaffirm that Artsakh is part of Azerbaijan.[192][56][193][43] Haqqin, a pro-government Azerbaijani news agency, wrote "Azerbaijan has demonstrated that it is prepared to inflict the final blow against Armenia. For good. After this, Yerevan will have no alternative to return to the negotiating table."[192] Although Azerbaijan claimed that Armenia provoked the fighting, geolocation footage indicated the Azerbaijani forces had made incursions clearly inside Armenia proper.[194] [...] Armenian civilians of Nagorno Karabakh and surrounding regions along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border are threatened by Azerbaijan's military and face violence if they try to leave Armenian territory within disputed areas.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Azerbaijan (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-10-11): Some territories here once belonged to Armenia but were gradually given to Azerbaijan. Armenia and Artsakh had common borders; only the Aghavno River passed through them. But then Azerbaijan, taking territories, separated these two territories. Even on the Soviet map of 1932, no enclave exists. Then suddenly, we come to 1940, and there are 3 Azerbaijani enclaves here: Askipara, Barkhudarlu, and Tigranashen. Armenia has one enclave, which is Artsvashen, in the territory of Azerbaijan. These territories were drawn on the map, but until now, there has yet to be a written document or basis for how this was given to Azerbaijan. That is why, two years ago, the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan spokesperson made the following statement: if Armenia says that these territories are its own, then it should present an official document that they are its own. But these territories are inside the part of Armenia, so they belong to Armenia.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Azerbaijan (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-06-12): If, in the 2021 parliamentary election campaign, Nikol Pashinyan was inclined to maintain the current situation so that the territories under Armenian and Azerbaijani control remain in the same status, he already sees two options. One is "that the remaining enclaves on both sides of the line remain under the control of the given side. The other option is that after the signing of the contract, Artsvashen will return under the control of Armenia, and the other territories will return to Azerbaijan after de jure justification." [...] "The Secretary of the Security Council is very appropriate to mention, so we also circulated such documents. The Armenian side has legal grounds on how the enclave of Bashkend, or the old Bashkend, later renamed Artsvashen, was formed. "The formation of that enclave took place between 1927-1931, said the other guest of the program, candidate of historical sciences Hamo Sukiasyan, who is the author of scientific works on border issues, also studied the topic as "the annexation of Armenian territories to Turkey and Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920-30s", and is co-author of the scientific work,- The problem is different regarding the two Azerbaijani enclaves in the current territory of Tavush region: one is Verin Voskepar, the other is the two small villages of Sofulu and Barkhudarlu, which are a single enclave. There is no document regarding their formation." According to the historian, there is no document regarding Tigranashen-Kyarki either. "In the 1920s, Kyarki was directly under the rule of Soviet Armenia. It is true that it was uninhabited."
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Azerbaijan (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-12-27): Artsvashen - For the veelage in Tartar Rayon, Azerbaijan, see Seysulan. Artsvashen (Armenie: Արծվաշեն; Azerbaijani: Başkənd), Romanisit as Artzvashen an aw, is an exclave o Armenie's Gegharkunik province which haes been controlled bi the Azerbaijani airmy syne 1992.[1] The offeecial Azerbaijani name for the veelage is Bashkand.[2] Its size is aboot 40 square kilometres, an it is completely surroondit bi the territory o Azerbaijan an haes been controlled bi it syne the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Theday, the veelage is maistly inhabitit bi Azeris as the Azerbaijani airmy expelled its Armenie population efter it seizit the territory.[3] It is nou pairt o Gadabay Rayon. [...] - ↑ Azerbaijan Seven Years of Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Christopher Panico, Human Rights Watch, Jemera Rone (1994), p.92 - ↑ Soviet Army Is Reported to Attack And Occupy 2 Armenian Villages, New York Times, May 10, 1991 - ↑ a b Armenia Seeks Help in Fighting Azerbaijan, New York Times, August 10, 1992 - Artsvashen at GEOnet Names Server - Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie - Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenie: Matit Graphic Design Studio - Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 49; oreeginal airchived at Archive.org, an current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Azerbaijan (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-10-21): According to the cartographer, there is no document about the enclaves, but the conversation about the Azerbaijani enclaves started long ago, in the 1930s. "Artsvashen is almost 44 km², and the enclaves of the territory of RA together - 45 km²," says Galchyan, adding the so-called enclave is one of the problems created by the Soviet Union. "In the maps of 1969-1970, the enclaves are marked as Azerbaijani without legal documents. The Soviet Union placed 2 of the 3 enclaves on the highways of the Armenian SSR. If the enclaves are given to Azerbaijan, they can cut and cross the highways. After receiving the enclaves, Azerbaijan will demand a corridor from its country to the enclave."
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Azerbaijan (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (1999-02-22): Artsvashen (Armenian: Արծվաշեն, lit. 'Eagle Village'; Azerbaijani: Başkənd, lit. 'Main Village') is a de jure Armenian village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is a 40 square kilometres exclave of Armenia, and it is surrounded by the territory of Azerbaijan, which has de facto controlled it since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Azerbaijan (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): As for the eight villages raised by Azerbaijan at different levels, refreshing the memory of the Azerbaijani side, it should be noted that back in the 1990s Azerbaijan occupied Artsvashen, the arable lands of Vazashen and Aygehovit villages of Tavush region of Armenia, 70 percent of the arable lands of Berkaber and Paravakar villages, and as a result of the renewed aggression after the 44-day war, another 150 square kilometers. It is surprising that the occupation of territories by Armenia is being raised by officials of a country whose top leadership openly presents territorial claims towards the sovereign territories of Armenia, sometimes also declaring that the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan does not exist, therefore it is not violated by the advancement of its armed forces. More than once, the president of Azerbaijan has openly admitted the occupation of territories of the Republic of Armenia, threatening to occupy new territories through the use of force in case of non-fulfillment of his maximalistic demands.
Claim: Artsvashen is a territory of Azerbaijan (Artsvashen, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-11-24): "One of the principles of the peace treaty is that Armenia and Azerbaijan mutually recognize each other's territorial integrity on the territories of Soviet Armenia and Soviet Azerbaijan. And when we say the territory of Armenia of 29,800 square kilometers, it does not include the exclaves/enclaves that belonged to Azerbaijan during the USSR. And the 29,800 square kilometers of Armenia includes Artsvashen [village], which is an [Armenian] exclave surrounded by the territory of Azerbaijan. This issue must be addressed in some way. Even if I want to, I cannot say that there is no such issue. Artsvashen is the territory of sovereign Armenia; I cannot simply say we have nothing to do with this piece of the sovereign territory of Armenia. When we raise the issue of Artsvashen, Azerbaijan, in turn, raises the issue of the [Azerbaijani] enclaves that existed de jure according to its description and the maps and decisions of the USSR. If we say that there is no issue of enclaves, then we must say that there is no issue of exclaves as well, and [therefore] there is no issue of Artsvashen; but both issues exist.