The World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended its approval process for Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, pending a fresh inspection of at least one Russian factory manufacturing the shot. Speaking at a press briefing of the Pan American Health Organization, a regional branch of the WHO, Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa said Russia’s bid for emergency …

Sasun Khachatryan has been appointed chairman of the newly established Anti-Corruption Committee. The issue was included in the agenda of the Government meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan. Kchachatryan was among three candidates for the position to head this t body tasked to investigate f corruption crimes. In 2019, the Government started to …

Some 6,049 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 764 new cases; 19 people died As of September 16 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,633,587 Confirmed positive cases – 251,323 Deaths – 5,075 Recovered – 234,416 Patients currently receiving treatment – 10,649

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan did not attend a joint session of the councils of foreign, defense ministers and Security Council secretaries of CSTO member countries in Dushanbe because of a technical issue of the aircraft, Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Vahan Hunanyan told Factor.am However, Mirzoyan is set to leave for Dushanbe on 16 September, …

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is set to attend a session of the Collective Security Council (CSC) of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, in Dushanbe on 16 September, the CSTO official website said. Apart from Pashinyan, leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan and CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas are expected to attend the …

EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, Toivo Klaar, has summed up his visit to Armenia, ascribing importance to decrease of tension on Armenian-Azerbaijani border. He made a post on his Twitter page regarding this: ”Ending a good visit to Armenia after two days of intensive meetings. A visit to …

Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council Armen Grigoryan made a speech at a joint meeting of CSTO Foreign Ministers, Defense Ministers and Secretaries of the Security Council in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan today briefed the participants of the joint meeting of CSTO Foreign Ministers, Defense Ministers and Secretaries of …

Georgia’s Office of Prosecutor General has launched investigation in regard to a media report on tapping of lergymen, according to a statement posted on the website of the agency, the Georgian service of Sputnik said. A criminal case has been initiated based on violation of privacy. ”All necessary investigative and trial actions will be carried …

The Turkish president on Tuesday received the Azerbaijani defense minister and the chief of general staff, said the presidency on Twitter. Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov and Chief of General Staff Karim Valiyev were received by Erdogan at the presidential complex in the capital Ankara. Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Yasar Guler also attended …