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In Vorotan, a landlocked village cut off from the rest of the country by the new demarcation lines imposed by Azerbaijan, a civil resistance is organized.
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By Marine de Tillyspecial envoy to Armenia
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Dn the region of Syunik, the target of the Azerbaijani bombardments of September 13 and 14, National Highway 2, which runs south, connects Goris to Kapan and as far as Iran. Along the very porous border with Azerbaijan, this asphalt lasso winds through the steppes of the Zanguezur range and, at the bottom of a spectacular gorge, runs along the Vorotan river and the village of the same name (200 souls), which is holding its own in the face of Azerbaijani territorial appetite. “The enemy” is on the threshold of the village but, to advance a further meter, he will have to come up against his (angel) guardian, “his hero” say those from here, his sentinel: Mher Tatinsian.
A cigarette in his mouth, well-groomed hair and beard, a frank look like gold and a strong handshake: the guy has the charisma of an Armenian Bob Morane…
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