Azerbaijan has signed agreements with Eti Bkir A.S. and Artvin Maden A.S companies on the exploration, development and exploitation of mines in the occupied Karvachar region of Artsakh, Azerbaijani Economy Minister Mikhail Jabarov said in a Fecebook post, Azerbaijani media reported. He also expressed hope that such a step would play an important role not …

Armenian Ambassador to the United States Lilit Makunts had an online meeting on September 30 with Congressman David Valadao, Aemnian Embassy in the US said. They discussed a number of issues aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, in this context, the role of the US Congress. Ambassador Makunts briefed the congressman on the challenges posed by …

A Yerevan court today passed a ruling to detain former Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan for 2 months. His lawyer Sergey Hovhannisyan told reporters that Tonoyan denies the accusation leveled against him. He added that they will appeal the ruling to the Criminal Court of Appeal. Later in the day, the court also ruled to …

The UN International Court of Justice will start hearing on October 14 the lawsuit Armenia has filed against Azerbaijan for violation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, DW’s Russian service reported. The October 14-15 hearings will be related to Armenia’s demand for temporary interim measures against Azerbaijan. A …

Some 11,385 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 934 new cases; 22 people died. As of October 1 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,724,070 Confirmed positive cases – 262,631 Deaths – 5,319 Recovered – 242,569 Patients currently receiving treatment – 13,512

Turkish President Erdogan has said that Turkey’s frictions with the U.S. were “worth it,” adding that Ankara can strengthen its defense as it pleases. In an interview with The New York Times last week on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the United Nations, Erdogan was asked whether Turkey’s actions had been worth the …

The Russian Ministry of Justice has included Mediazona in its list of media outlets recognized as foreign agents, BBC Russian Service reported. In addition, it included the organization Zona Prava, which deals with the assistance of prisoners, and the editor-in-chief of Mediazona, Sergey Smirnov, and the publisher, Pyotr Verzilov, were included in the list of …

Turkish President Erdogan has said that Russian President Putin supports the establishment of a six-country platform for stability in the South Caucasus, Turkish Sabah reported. Erdogan calls for the creation of a six-party platform, which will include Turkey, Russia, Iran, as well as Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to ensure peace, stability and cooperation in the …

The search for the bodies of the killed servicemen was carried out today by one rescue detachment in Varanda (Fizuli) region. Remains of one Armenian soldier killed during the military operations were found. His identity will be confirmed after a forensic examination. Since the establishment of the ceasefire, 1,678 bodies have been found and evacuated …