Vaccines available in Armenia meet all standards, Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan told journalists today after the Government meeting. “The purpose of the vaccine is to reduce the morbidity rate, and that is achieved by all the vaccines that are available in Armenia,” she said. Speaking about the absence of Pfizer vaccine in Armenia, she …

Armenia’s ombudsman, Arman Tatoyan, met yesterday former US Ambassador to Armenia (2001-04) John Ordway and Eurasian Programs Director of Humanitarian Dialogue David Gorman. As reported the ombudsman’s office, Tatoyan briefed Ambassador Ordway on the violations by Azerbaijan of the rights of residents of Armenia’s bordering regions in the post-war phase and stated that the issues …

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, who is participating in the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, met on September 23 with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian, the Foreign Ministry said. The ministers expressed satisfaction with the high level of centuries-old Armenian-Iranian friendly relations and the frequency of high-level contacts. They …

“Both in the pre-election period and after the elections, we talked about establishing peace in the whole region, opening the era of peace, and ensuring stability,” Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan told reporters after the government session. “Under this logic, we must normalize relations with Turkey, that settlement must be gradual. We are convinced that …

The Foreign Ministers of Russia and France on September 23 discussed the situation in Nagorno Karabakh in New York on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, Russian Foreign Ministry said. Sergey Lavrov and Jean-Yves Le Drian expressed readiness to continue working to stabilize the situation in Nagorno Karabakh, first of …

The U.S. House staked out a powerful stand today against Azerbaijan and Turkey’s 2020 attack on Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and Armenia, overwhelmingly passing five Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)-backed amendments demanding Baku’s release of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs), calling for investigations into Azerbaijani war crimes, supporting U.S. aid to Artsakh, and urging Turkey’s …

In his speech at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Azerbaijani President Aliyev said his country has resolved the 30-year-long conflict and restored “its territorial integrity and historical justice by military-political means.” “The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was left in the past. There is no administrative territorial unit called Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. We have …

Some 6,221 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 906 new cases; 16 people died As of September 24 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,676,198 Confirmed positive cases – 256,554 Deaths – 5,216 Recovered – 238,527 Patients currently receiving treatment – 11,612

On September 22, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is currently in New York to participate in the sessions of the UN General Assembly, met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Yves Le Drian, the MOD reports. The sides discussed issues on the Armenian-French privileged relations, as well as further expansion …

The U.S. House passed the Cardenas-Schiff-Sherman Amendment, demanding Azerbaijan’s immediate release of Armenian POWs, and calling for a report on Azerbaijani war crimes, including the use of illegal munitions and white phosphorus against Armenian civilians, ANCA reports. The amendment also demands to investigate the use of U.S. technology in Turkish drones. It is mentioned that …