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[mattjos] 20/10/2020 11:00

3.4651p as the final Divi for 2019, giving a total of 7.039p for the year.
Trailing yield of over 6%

15.3406p cumulative divis to date!!

Congrats to all of us with stock purchased at 15.34p or lower .. all those shares now free-carried.

[lefrene] 20/10/2020 10:32

2sporrans,

One only has to see a topographic map of the region to understand the difficulties of conducting a war there. The plain of the Araks river in the SW is the only ground that lends itself to swift troop movements, and once controlled could allow a build up to launch attacks into the mountains to the North. Again with a topographic map one can see why Ganja is being shelled as it would be the place where military kit would have to pass through and be assembled to organise an attack from the North. All together a very difficult place to fight a war. One hopes that sense will soon prevail, and the shooting stops, then perhaps AAZ will feel able to roll out some of the good news that I believe they are sat on.

[mattjos] 20/10/2020 09:57

Ptolemy, here is my Ew interpretation … hopefully, you can see why I believe the area indicated by the green arrow is now important

[2sporrans] 20/10/2020 09:24

Lefrene

As the toll rises, one way of looking at the conflict is that Armenia is losing worse than Azerbaijan.
The main territorial gains the Azerzis have made are in the South and it does seem that they have reclaimed most of 2 of the 7 districts surrounding NK province.
The topography is largely plains there, hence the Azerzis able to make rapid progress after breaking through defences.
Seems likely they will try and press Northwards from those 2 districts but will be going into mountainous NK province.
Progress will likely be far slower and more costly.
As it seems to have been the case in the NE where, though they have gained territory, much less than in the South.
The 'centre' front - fortified in depth - remains as it was before hostilities commenced.

The cost to NK in terms of everything: lives, livelihoods, properties and infrastructure must be such by now that those living [many now taken refuge in Armenia] there must be, in the great main i imagine, pretty desperate for peace, even on terms they would not have countenanced before this conflict.
So, you may be right in saying the end of the war is nearing.

I'd just caution that the military successes of the Azerzis are far from conclusive and will likely be harder won from here rather than easier.
The Armenian desperation [and ability] to defend may well outweigh that for any capitulation.

Which adds up to something close to the Kazan proposals looking like a pragmatic
way forward to a compromise solution.
Russia is very keen to broker this; hope they are 'allowed' to proceed if not backed up by other nations.
Turkish cooperation will come at a price i suppose.

[casual47] 20/10/2020 08:57

You are assuming they are telling the truth.

[casual47] 20/10/2020 08:44

For clarity, that's an Azerbaijan report, not independent/international.

There are numerous Armenian reports out too claiming breaches of human rights and war crimes etc.

Including a grim report on Azerbaijan forces defiling the corpses of Armenian soldiers.

[brasso3] 20/10/2020 08:41

ARB looks like it could move to the top of the channel now at around 8p

[casual47] 20/10/2020 08:33

Rightly or wrongly, the all-defining factor in the approach of the Armenians to the conflict is that they genuinely fear genocide should Azerbaijan take control of N-K.

Any fantasy end-scenario you may come up with which doesn't take this into consideration will probably be far off the mark.

[avsome1968] 20/10/2020 08:23

Fantastic news in VRE this morning word spreading.



VR Education Holdings plc

('VR Education' or the 'Group')

HTC and VRE launch ENGAGE platform as VIVE Sessions in China

VR Education Holdings plc (AIM: VRE; Euronext Growth: 6VR), a leading virtual reality ('VR') technology company in the education, communication and virtual events space, is pleased to announce that HTC Corporation ('HTC'), a global leader in VR technology and equipment and a strategic partner of the Group, has today launched ENGAGE in China, reselling the platform as VIVE Sessions. This new service will focus on large-scale conferences, exhibitions and educational events in China and HTC will provide all the necessary enterprise sales, support and marketing in the region.

The VIVE XR Suite, which includes VIVE Sessions and is being launched globally, is an enterprise-focused integrated VR software bundle of applications which enable users to stay productive and collaborate, even when physically apart, via PCs, phones, tablets and most major VR devices. The virtual launch event held earlier today was conducted in the VIVE Sessions application where thousands of attendees joined in avatar form from around the world. HTC announced that Accenture will be a distribution partner for the XR Suite to their clients globally.

The VIVE XR Suite is comprised of applications designed to meet the challenges of working, learning and living remotely. This integrated bundle provides a collection of solutions for real-time collaboration, virtual events, and life-like communication using the latest spatial computing technology which enables users to feel like they are having a shared experience with others in a virtual space.

On 20 May 2020, the Group announced a significant investment from HTC who now hold a circa 20% stake in VR Education. On the same date HTC also signed a distribution and license agreement with the Group, for an initial four year period, appointing HTC as the Group's exclusive distributor throughout the Greater China Region (being, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and the People's Republic of China) and as its non-exclusive distributor for the Global Region (being the world, excluding the Greater China Region). Under the terms of the agreement, HTC agreed to pay a percentage of net revenue as collected by HTC in the Greater China Region.

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[lefrene] 20/10/2020 08:22

2sporrans, It seems the Azeri's are winning on the ground and the Armenians are keen to get to Moscow for a meeting presumably with Putin. The Armenians seem to think they are entitled to retain two regions to provide a bridge to Nagorno Karabakh, I suspect that if the Azeri's are making rapid progress they will not agree, but perhaps would agree with some Russian arm twisting to provide an open road bridge into the enclave. Plainly the Azeri's will want to disarm NK, and to check all goods going into NK from Armenia. The Azeri's might well decide to keep going for a clear military victory, so that they can control the dialogue and terms of the peace deal.

But all that aside it seems Armenia is very much on the back foot, and wants to end the situation but needs a face saving deal. We do at least now seem to be nearer the end than the beginning of this war.

Possibly a good day to pick up some very undervalued shares?

[wanobi] 20/10/2020 07:44

Posted here so I can find/read/listen - this evening :-)

Cheers
Wan :-)

[wanobi] 20/10/2020 07:41

ORPH - beautiful chart, GLA Holders, Cheers Wan :-)


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[wanobi] 20/10/2020 07:40

Good morning all, Good Luck, Good Health & peace to all today :-) Cheers Wan :-)

[jeanesy] 20/10/2020 07:23

CF the man that keeps delivering on his promises :) My investment in ORPH keeps on looking better and better.

[pogue] 20/10/2020 07:04

CV19 bingo call for ORPH



Open Orphan/hVIVO Signs Contract with UK Government for the Development of a COVID-19 Human Challenge Study Model

COVID-19 human challenge study model to safely speed up development of an efficacious vaccine.

Open Orphan plc (ORPH), a rapidly growing specialist CRO pharmaceutical services company, which is the world leader in the testing of vaccines and antivirals using human challenge studies, is pleased to announce the signing of a contract by hVIVO, a subsidiary of Open Orphan, with the UK Government to develop a COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) human challenge study model. The model development involves the manufacture of the challenge virus and the first-in-human characterisation study for this virus. The contract starts immediately and could be worth approximately GBP10 million to hVIVO depending upon the final number of volunteers that are included in the characterisation study. In addition, the Government has secured the first three slots to test vaccines using hVIVO's COVID-19 challenge study, which we expect start in 2021, each slot reservation has been secured at a cost of GBP2.5m each bringing the total value of these slot reservations to GBP7.5m.

[2sporrans] 19/10/2020 23:04

Lefrene

From your post 40742:

"Azerbaijan might help itself by declaring that NK will be recognised as autonomous but within the sovereignty of Azerbaijan, perhaps a bit like Wales?"

I'd like to think something close to this might be, ultimately, acceptable to both sides.
For sure, such a declaration would help a negotiated settlement in line with the Kazan formula put forward by Russia 10 years ago – as described in the Tass article you linked to in your post 40759.

Even if he would be willing to make this declaration, is Aliyev going to find it politically expedient to do so? I mean, a lot of Azerzi opinion isn’t going to be so accommodating.
Guess he might be willing and able to say something in private with Lavrov [?].

It seems to me the fewer parties involved in a negotiated settlement the quicker one can be progressed and ultimately concluded.
Given those parties are limited to Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, the more likely the solution will also prove enduring.
Noting that during the first phase of the Kazan proposal, where of the 7 districts around NK, 5 return to Azerbaijan but 2 remain under Armenian control, keeping road links open:
“…..peacekeeping forces are to be introduced on the line of contact between the sides to guarantee that military actions are not resumed. “
If the peacekeepers are Russian, think they will be respected; not confident that UN ones would.
Any NATO affiliated presence would of course be anathema to Russia.

“The two remaining regions connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh are suggested to be transferred to Azerbaijan at the second stage. At the same stage, the issue of the final status of Nagorno-Karabakh should be solved as well. “
The issue of the final status being of course the really thorny one; hence I guess your comment as quoted at top of this lot.

[brasso3] 19/10/2020 22:38

Get your vitamin D supplements people (or spend more time outdoors). There is lots of data starting to appear now linking vitamin D deficiency with covid-19.

[brasso3] 19/10/2020 19:53

Just seen an update on Aljazeera. It was stated that the Armenians have lost 729 soldiers since Sept. It was also mentioned that women and teenagers are being drafted in to stitch together camouflage uniforms. It sounds like its rough for the Armenians and they will have to talk rather than fight soon. Very sad.

[pogue] 19/10/2020 19:33

But its antibody tests they only tell you if you had CV19 not if you have it.

[winston66] 19/10/2020 19:27

French news has just featured this company and its products. They have 5 million they are ready to ship:

[pogue] 19/10/2020 19:16

Problem is the Azeris only want one thing, International law to be applied and NK and the conquered area around handed back. Armenians want a compromise. Cant see that working you either enforce the laws or you dont. Regards US intervention there are a load of Armenians in the US, ie voters, making a lot of noise hence the US has come down as anti Turkey in this debate and hence anti Azeri not seeing a basis for any peace talks along the lines of stop fighting and we will go back to talks for 30 years. As long as the Azeris are winning on the battlefield they will not stop and they have a long way to go yet before they get everything back I dont think they are even in NK yet, just bombing it, they are still taking back the buffer zone.